And China and Russia are making the very most of that grey area. China can still get chips via thrid countries, it just costs more.Some things cannot be distinguished between military and civilian use. The same machine tool can be used to produce cars and tanks. Similarly, don't forget that the United States has also imposed a strict chip embargo on China. What the Ukrainians are talking about is impossible to import from China. If China really wants to help Russia, then at least Russia will no longer have to worry about the problem of artillery shells from now on. China has a large number of unnecessary 152mm artillery shells that can be provided to Russia, including many advanced laser-guided artillery shells.
China wants to help Russia as much as possible while pretending to be neutral and avoiding sanctions as much as possible. Money, media support, dual purpose equipment supply from chips to vehicles....