China denies Ukrainian reports on military supplies to Russia

BEIJING, May 27 (Reuters) - China has never provided lethal weapons to any parties to the conflict in Ukraine and strictly controls dual-use items, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday in response to Ukrainian reports of Chinese supplies to Russian military plants.

"The Ukrainian side knows this full well, and China firmly opposes groundless accusations and political manipulation," ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular press conference.

Ukraine's foreign intelligence chief on Monday said China is supplying a range of important products to 20 Russian military plants.