China’s dependence on Russian arms declines steadily

Development of arms exports since 2000

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This chart shows the Russian arms exports to China in trend indicator values (TIV). TIV is an indicator developed by SIPRI that allows for a realistic comparison of arms flows without distortions due to inflation‑related exchange rate differences, etc. See Explanation of the TIV Tables, sipri.org.

Chart: MERICS, OSW, UISource: SIPRI