Ukrainian intelligence have been able to identify every component inside Russia's new decoy drone. The discovery of a Russian decoy drone made up entirely of Chinese parts is another indication of the growing wartime relationship between Moscow and Beijing. These parts all found their way into Russian weapons despite international sanctions designed to prevent that from happening. Other aspects such as satellite imagery and navigation have also been provided by the Chinese.
Earlier this month, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine because it could allow the U.S. to turn its full attention to China, CNN reported. The network cited an official briefed on the talks.

The Chinese foreign minister’s admission came during what the official said was “a four-hour meeting with EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas” in Brussels that “featured tough but respectful exchanges, covering a broad range of issues from cyber security, rare earths to trade imbalances, Taiwan and Middle East.”
The official said Wang’s private remarks suggested Beijing “might prefer a protracted war in Ukraine that keeps the United States from focusing on its rivalry with China,” CNN added. “Wang’s comments echo concerns of critics of China’s policy that Beijing has geopolitically much more at stake in the Ukrainian conflict than its admitted position of neutrality.”