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RUSI: Leaked 2023 Deal Has Russia Arming and Training China’s Airborne Forces for Taiwan Operations

RUSI cites hacked contracts that remain unconfirmed by Moscow or Beijing.

From left: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrive to attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Chinese soldiers stand during a welcome ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tianjin.

Overview

  • Asia Times details a RUSI finding that Russia agreed in 2023 to supply 37 BMD-4M vehicles, 11 Sprut-SDM1 anti-tank guns and command platforms tailored to Chinese systems.
  • The reported agreement includes a full training cycle for a Chinese airborne battalion with Russian instructors and collective exercises on Chinese territory.
  • Documents cited by RUSI indicate transfers of technical documentation and repair equipment intended to help China localize and scale similar systems.
  • Analysts say the package is designed to expand infiltration options such as rapid seizures of airports and ports, including potential strikes on leadership targets in Taipei.
  • Taiwan has formally registered concern and China reiterated its reunification stance, as experts underscore PLA airborne shortfalls and Taiwan’s layered air defenses that could blunt such operations.