Prof. Fravel quoted in "Russia seeks military equipment and aid from China, U.S. officials say"

Ellen Nakashima, Karen DeYoung, and Cate Cadell The Washington Post

“Russia has enabled China’s military modernization but China so far has not contributed much to the development of Russia’s armed forces, apart from the profits of Russian weapons sales, which can be reinvested to improve Russian capabilities.”

—M. Taylor Fravel