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“...Some observers surmised that Xi is in no hurry to press for the war’s end. The conflict has sapped American military resources—already both the US and Europe are discovering they lack enough ammunition to supply Ukraine – while imposing higher fuel costs on Western economies as China receives Russian oil at below-market, friendship rates....”
Those aren’t friendship rates. Russia likely is selling oil and gas without profit just to get foreign exchange. The image that comes to mind is a cow with its head stuck in a fence and being banged by a bull.
As for weakening America, nothing could be further from the truth. While we are shipping ammo from inventory not only are American manufacturers gearing-up but the US has placed orders to replace the ammo in South Korea and other suppliers who are backfilling US inventories. The result is that every manufacturer is going full speed. Also, when production numbers are quoted, they are only quoted for the US because the US publishes its contracts. They do not address the ammo being produced by the rest of the world.