Zimbabwe’s convictions of two Chinese rhino horn traffickers are a real win, but the network behind them is still operating. C4ADS analysis links suspicious shipments from Zimbabwe to a web of…

Zimbabwe’s convictions of two Chinese rhino horn traffickers are a real win, but the network behind them is still operating. C4ADS analysis links suspicious shipments from Zimbabwe to a web of Chinese...

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Russian defense-linked companies are beginning to embed production inside China, acquire Chinese intellectual property and use Chinese equipment to sustain manufacturing at home, according to Washington-based research organization Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS).

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Russian defense production is increasingly moving into China while weapons expertise flows both ways, according to a new C4ADS report.

The investigation found that Russian designs for rocket-launched drones likely helped shape weapons China unveiled in 2025 and that Russian wind tunnels kept testing aircraft models for China's top ar...

Russian defense-linked companies are beginning to embed production inside China, acquire Chinese intellectual property and use Chinese equipment to sustain manufacturing at home, according to Washington-based research organization Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS).

Russian defense production is increasingly moving into China while weapons expertise flows both ways, according to a new C4ADS report.

Russia's defense cooperation with China extends far beyond imports of dual-use goods, with evidence pointing to sharing drone design technology, providing testing services, and joint research, according to a new report from U.S. think tank C4ADS. The report adds to earlier findings by the Kyiv Independent regarding China's military collaboration with Russia throughout the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. C4ADS, a Washington-based nonprofit that investigates security threats, released a report in October that maps lesser-known layers of cooperation between the two countries' defense industries, drawing on Russian trade records, corporate filings, leaked documents, and academic papers. The investigation found that Russian designs for rocket-launched drones likely helped shape weapons China unveiled in 2025 and that Russian wind tunnels kept testing aircraft models for China's top arms maker after the invasion of Ukraine. The report also documents how researchers from the two countries are jointly developing algorithms that could underpin combat drone swarms. Moreover, it shows that some suppliers to Russia's defense industry are moving production to China. Beyond China’s well-documented supplies of components, raw materials and machine tools to the Russian defense industry, and Russia's recently revealed sales of airborne combat vehicles and munitions to China, the two industries increasingly work...

Russian defense production is increasingly moving into China while weapons expertise flows both ways, according to a new C4ADS report.