Pentagon have a Russia-China problem

Video: US such a lying nation lack credibility, Airbus, Boeing, and the Pentagon have a Russia-China problem: they need their titanium to build planes so pentagon kept giving waivers to buy more from Russia & China. 美國這樣一個滿口子謊言的國家缺乏信譽: 空中巴士、波音和五角大廈都面臨俄羅斯與中國的問題：他們需要鈦來製造飛機，因此五角大廈不斷給予豁免，以便從俄羅斯和中國購買更多鈦.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/help-airbus-macron-pressed-canada-ease-russia-titanium-sanctions-2024-05-30/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/21/russia-titanium-exports-sanctions/

Geopolitical tensions and the Ukraine War have prompted Western governments and companies to disclaim raw materials purchases from suppliers in Russia and China. But closer analysis of buying patterns reveals, instead, that there are no substitutes for many key materials inputs.

Even for the most critical sectors, such as commercial and military aviation, where national security laws forbid sourcing from unfriendly countries, waivers are routinely issued so that production can continue. Airbus, Boeing, and even the Pentagon simply pass along their requirements to third parties and intermediaries, who then place orders from Russian and Chinese suppliers.

These practices drive up prices, and merely add complexity and delivery times without real diversification. But they serve a public relations function: they allow for top corporate and government officials to claim that they cut off business with Russia and China, without doing so.

地緣政治緊張局勢和烏克蘭戰爭促使西方政府和公司拒絕從俄羅斯和中國供應商購買原料。 但對購買模式的更仔細分析表明，許多關鍵材料投入沒有替代品。

即使對於商業和軍用航空等最關鍵的行業，國家安全法禁止從不友善國家採購，也會例行發布豁免，以便生產能夠繼續。 空中巴士、波音，甚至五角大廈只是將他們的要求傳遞給第三方和中介機構，然後由第三方和中介機構向俄羅斯和中國供應商下訂單。

這些做法推高了價格，並且只會增加複雜性和交付時間，而沒有真正的多元化。 但它們起到了公共關係的作用：它們允許高級企業和政府官員聲稱他們切斷了與俄羅斯和中國的業務，但實際上卻沒有這樣做.