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Is Beijing using the war in Ukraine to rage a proxy war against the West?
Is Beijing using the war in Ukraine to wage a proxy war against the West?
What is happening?
A top Ukrainian intelligence official claims China is helping Russia launch missile attacks by providing satellite reconnaissance.
Oleh Aleksandrov from Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Agency told Ukrinform that China is supplying Moscow with detailed imagery to identify targets across Ukraine.
Surveillance focuses on strategic and foreign-linked sites
According to Aleksandrov, the intelligence shared by China zeroes in on key infrastructure, including facilities backed by international investors.
“There is evidence of a high level of cooperation between Russia and China,” he said, “to identify and further explore strategic objects for targeting.”
U.S.-owned factory hit in August attack
In a troubling example, a Russian missile struck a U.S.-owned appliance factory in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region in August, injuring 15 people.
President Zelenskiy and local officials confirmed the plant’s American ownership, suggesting foreign investments are increasingly at risk.
Zelenskiy: China supplying arms to Moscow
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has previously warned of deeper Chinese involvement.
In April, he said China was not only sending weapons and gunpowder to Russia but also manufacturing arms directly on Russian territory.
These claims have not been independently verified.
Growing fears over a China-Russia military axis
The revelations hint at a broader strategic alignment between Moscow and Beijing.
While China maintains a neutral public stance, Ukraine argues that its covert support is tilting the battlefield in Russia’s favor—fueling international concern over escalating global stakes.
Jinping’s vision of a “Global South”
During the 2025 SCO-summit in Tiajin, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a new world order focused on the “Global South”.
Speaking to more than 20 non-Western leaders, Xi urged a stand against “hegemonism and power politics”—a clear jab at the United States.
U.S.-China trade war
Part of why Jinping announced his vision for a new world order might have to do with Donald Trump once again being the President of the United States.
In April, Trump announced sweeping tariffs on basically every other country in the world, with many U.S. trading partners scrambling to find out how to act.
And Beijing is likely to try and capitalize on the economic uncertainty.
Chinese mercenaries in Ukraine?
Even though Beijing claims to be neutral in the Russo-Ukraine war, Ukraine has repeatedly accussed Beijing of helping Russia.
First of all, China is one of the biggest buyers of Russian oil, which helps funding the Russian war machine.
Additionally, China has been accussed of trading dual-use technology with Russia, and Ukrainian President Volodomy Zelensky has even claimed that Chinese mercenaries are fighting on the side of Russia in Ukraine.
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