In November 2023, the so-called Prime Minister of the “DPR” Yevgeny Solntsev announced that the Karansky quarry had signed cooperation agreements with two Chinese companies. “Karansky quarry LLC has signed cooperation agreements with two Chinese enterprises – the factory for the production of rock crushing equipment Amma Сonstruction Machinery Co. Ltd and the factory for the production of crushing and sorting equipment Zhongxin Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd,” Solntsev wrote on his Telegram channel. He also posted a photo of himself posing with the Chinese delegation against the background of the national flag of the PRC.