C4ADS

C4ADS is a nonprofit organization with a mission to defeat the illicit networks that threaten global peace and security.

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

NEW: China and Russia declared a “no limits” partnership weeks before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Our latest analysis digs into academic publications, corporate filings, and trade records to map their collaboration on advanced conventional weapons — and suggests the relationship is far from equal. 🧵 1/7

Read A Marriage of Convenience? 👇
https://t.co/JwMjtJTpMT

[Matthew Levitt @Levitt_Matt]

Mapping Russian Supply Routes in Africa @C4ADS
https://t.co/zs1AVLJHju

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

10 million shares. Under 30 days.

As @nytimes reports on Nvidia's CEO and Megaspeed's Huang Le (Alice Huang), our Covert Compute report shows how Megaspeed's ownership shifted in 2023.

From @nytimes 👇
https://t.co/rYQIFhwz8j

[ADF Magazine @ADFmagazine]

C4ADS @C4ADS report: #Russian ships are pumping tanks, MRAPs and rocket launchers into Africa -
https://t.co/hmwtcyN1e2 via @defense_news

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

314 shipments. 52 Russian suppliers. 21 Chinese recipients.

@U24_gov_ua cites our new report on Sino-Russian weapons cooperation and Russian defense production increasingly moving into China.

Read more 👇
https://t.co/9InKJUKHk8

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

Viewed together, these voyages show the evolution and cadence of how Russia resupplies its forces in the region over time. This footprint is growing, as shipments move through multiple corridors and ports via new routes.

Explore the map and trace each voyage👇
https://t.co/DLsPPEuUSG

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

NEW: Reports of Russian ships carrying military cargo to Africa have mostly surfaced one at a time. Now, we’ve mapped them alongside each other.

Our interactive Russian vessel tracking map shows 12 ships that may have moved military equipment to West Africa and Libya between 2024 and 2026.

Explore 👇
https://t.co/DLsPPEuUSG

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

We see the same sequence repeated: A ship leaves a Russian port, sometimes with naval escort. Its AIS signal often goes quiet. It docks at an African port. Photos of a convoy appears days later.

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

Join us on Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. ET for a webinar on how sanctioned companies use B2B platforms to traffic narcotics, how to find them, and what it takes to shut them down — and get the first look at our new commentary.

RSVP 👇
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[C4ADS @C4ADS]

@Jack_Mrgln Thanks for the shoutout, @Jack_Mrgln!

[Jack Margolin @Jack_Mrgln]

Awesome to see @C4ADS and Sayari support this investigation into the murky past and Ministry of State Security ties of Megaspeed and Alice Huang

https://t.co/vSvZRQqjs1

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

As of yesterday, both the EU and the US have sanctioned the man C4ADS Analyst Alex Kung once described as the “LeBron James of issuing fraudulent flags.” Our 2025 analysis with @FT, Captain of Convenience, traced this network back to the individual in question: Suniel Kumar Sharma.

Read 👇
https://t.co/EWDeLkWnsF

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

On October 22, C4ADS and the @Estonia_in_US convened a closed-door discussion on China-Russia military-technological cooperation to launch our new report: A Marriage of Convenience?.

Read the report 👇
https://t.co/jpoieZbmp8

[Allen Maggard @zerkzal]

@JamestownTweets @ChinaBriefJT @Arranjnh @C4ADS @Estonia_in_US Thanks also to @KerstiKaljulaid, @ian_j_stewart, and @KofmanMichael for a rousing second panel.

[Allen Maggard @zerkzal]

Coverage of my latest for @C4ADS from @BillGertz via @WashTimes. You can read my findings on Sino-Russian ACW cooperation here: https://t.co/cCpn2KLOhv.

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

NEW: In 2025, Zimbabwean police arrested two Chinese nationals for allegedly trying to ship rhino horn hidden in a 13-kg owl statue. We traced the same method to shipments linked to a web of Chinese logistics entities, likely centered around one Guangzhou-based company.

Read 👇
https://t.co/6uBnVXQUpV

[Arran 安聲 @Arranjnh]

Enjoyed discussing @zerkzal’s excellent new report (linked below) and the broader PRC—Russian relationship alongside @TinaDolbaia at @Estonia_in_US!

My thanks to @C4ADS for the invitation.

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

Thanks for joining us, @Arranjnh!

[The Jamestown Foundation @JamestownTweets]

China Brief (@ChinaBriefJT) Editor Arran Hope (@Arranjnh) joined @C4ADS at the @Estonia_in_US for a panel discussion to launch their latest report on PRC–Russian military cooperation and joint defense production. His comments highlighted Beijing's perceptions of Russia and the bilateral relationship, and the vectors through which it is working to deepen its structural power over its northern neighbor.

#PRC #Russia #Security #Geopolitics #C4ADS #ChinaBrief #JamestownFoundation

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

@bbcchinese cites our new report: Over half of high-priority semiconductor shipments to Russia (Feb 2022–Dec 2024) came from Chinese senders. But China’s "technological nationalism" limits this partnership, which extends well beyond the transfer of dual-use tech.
Read 👇
https://t.co/CWy6RxTABo

[C4ADS @C4ADS]

We uncovered a network of sanctioned companies still facilitating narcotics trafficking from the US-registered B2B platforms. Join us Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. ET to learn how they evade enforcement — and how to shut them down.

RSVP 👇
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