International Relations

Russia Holds Back Chinese Rail Cargo, Fuels Speculation Over Sanction Evasion

One analyst says the Russians and the Chinese appear to be staging a performance for the international community.
Russia Holds Back Chinese Rail Cargo, Fuels Speculation Over Sanction Evasion
The logo of China Railway Express, a unit of China's state-run China Railway Corporation, on shipping containers at a rail freight depot in London on Jan. 18, 2017, after the freight train arrived from Yiwu in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. Niklas Halle'n/AFP via Getty Images
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Russia has been holding Chinese railway cargo shipments on the China–Europe Railway Express since late October 2024, with thousands of containers being detained, according to recent Chinese media reports.

Observers say the situation is related to Western sanctions on Russia and that there’s more to it than meets the eye.

Alex Wu
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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.