cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/53496010

Point 16 in the joint statement:

[Australian and UK] ministers … expressed their concern about the role of China’s economic support in allowing Russia’s illegal war to continue. They called on China to prevent its companies from supplying dual-use components that sustain Russia’s defence industrial base.

Ministers urged China to cease support to Russia’s war effort and, as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, with a particular responsibility to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, to use its substantial influence with Moscow to help bring an end to the war.

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Dual-use items, including electronic components or satellite imagery, do not meet the threshold for lethal weapons but are still supplies that assist Russia in bolstering its industrial base.

In a subsequent press conference, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the talks emphasised both Australia and the UK’s “unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s unjustified invasion”.

“We will stand with Ukraine, and we will continue to do so for as long as it is attacked,” she said.

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The Australian and UK Ministers noted the increasing scale and severity of hostile activity by states, their proxies and non-state actors. This includes cyber activities undertaken by China-based information security companies, and recent attempts by Russia to interfere in democratic elections through its proxy organisations, the Social Design Agency and ANO Dialog.

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