US sanctions have tanked Russian semi-chip imports from China and Hong Kong, new data shows

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the hall for Russian-Chinese talks on May 16, 2024 in Beijing, China. Russian President Putin is on a two-day visit to China.

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A US official says an 'unacceptably high' number of US weapons components have landed in Russian hands

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Russia's ballistic missiles on display at the Moscow Victory Day parade on May 9, 2024.
Russia's ballistic missiles on display at the Moscow Victory Day parade on May 9, 2024.

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The US crackdown on Russian trade is working as Putin struggles to fund his war

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Vladimir Putin.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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How China and Russia are reportedly using 'underground' channels to get around sanctions

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).
&quotWhile Russia may pose the most immediate challenge, China is the bigger long-term threat," CIA director William J. Burns wrote in an op-ed for Foreign Affairs.

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The US is eyeing sanctions that could cut off some Chinese banks from the rest of the world

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023.

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The US is weighing using the power of the dollar to stop Chinese banks aiding Russia — but its plan could backfire

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A Chinese flag flies near buildings in the central business district on a polluted day in Beijing on February 27, 2018.

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Russia will grow faster than the US and all other advanced economies this year, the IMF says

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Vladimir Putin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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China is coming under increasing fire from the US and EU over its Russia dealings

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping interacting during a welcoming ceremony at the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on October 17, 2023.

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The loophole that lets North Korea skip sanctions and sell products to the US

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North Koreans making false eyelashes generate millions for their country. The cheap, high-quality product is lucrative for the secretive country. Here's how it's sidestepping international sanctions.

'Porous' sanctions haven't stopped Russia's war, but there's still more the West can do to squeeze its economy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on February 6, 2024.

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