China's talk of peace in Ukraine 'doesn't add up': Blinken

He underscores US concerns about Beijing's support for Russia in talks with Wang Yi

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored strong US concerns about China's support for Russia's defence industrial base in talks on Sept 27 with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, saying Beijing's talk of peace in Ukraine "doesn't add up".

In a meeting with Mr Wang on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Mr Blinken said he also raised China's "dangerous and destabilising actions" in the South China Sea and discussed improving communication between their militaries.

Mr Blinken told a press conference that he and Mr Wang also discussed ways to disrupt the flow of drugs into the US, and the risks posed by artificial intelligence.

About 70 per cent of the machine tools Russia is importing and 90 per cent of the microelectronics come from China and Hong Kong, Mr Blinken added.

That was materially helping Moscow to produce the missiles, rockets, armoured vehicles and munitions needed to perpetuate its war, he said.