China Is Making and Testing Lethal Attack Drones for Russia.

Chinese and Russian companies are reportedly developing an attack drone similar to an Iranian model used in Ukraine, raising concerns about China's potential provision of lethal aid to Russia. Talks were held in 2023, and development and testing of the drone began this year. While the US has warned against such support, China has sought to portray itself as neutral in the conflict. Some nations view providing Russia with attack drones as crossing the line into lethal aid, while China maintains that it does not provide weapons to the parties involved in the Ukraine conflict. [Extracted from the article]

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