A Chinese company, Yangzhou Yangjie Electronic Technology Company Limited, has sent hundreds of shipments of restricted dual-use electronics to Russia since the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. At least one component manufactured by Yangjie was found in a Russian weapons guidance system recovered from the battlefield in Ukraine.
According to customs records obtained by C4ADS, a Washington-based nonprofit data-analysis and global-research organization, Yangjie has sent more than 200 shipments of specific goods to Russia since February 2022. The listed contents of those shipments include electronic components categorized as “high-priority” by the United States due to their potential use in Russian weapons systems.
At least 17 such shipments were sent to a Russian electronics firm hit by U.S. sanctions, customs records show. China’s relationship with Moscow has deepened over the course of the war, both strategically and economically, while Beijing aimed to limit blowback from the West.
The flow of goods from China has played a significant role in boosting Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to Western officials. Yangjie Technology also sent at least 173 shipments of “high-priority” dual-use technology to the Russian company Simmetron Electronic Components, which was hit with U.S. sanctions in May 2023.
The company’s international shares trade on the Swiss stock exchange, and Citigroup serves as the depository bank. Yangjie has connections to a U.S.-based semiconductor company that makes “high-quality discrete semiconductors,” some of which can be used in military technology.
China released new export-control regulations aimed at constraining shipments of dual-use goods to Russia in October. However, Western officials say the flow of goods from China continues to play a significant role in boosting Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine.
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