20 hours ago · Russia continued to be China’s primary oil provider in 2024. China has also become the main buyer of Russian natural gas, although Moscow is still struggling to convince Beijing to take on more ...

Jan 21, 2025 · China has become a major customer for Russian oil and gas and a source of key technologies amid sweeping Western sanctions on Moscow. In the call with Xi, Putin emphasized that Russia-China relations are based on shared interests, equality and mutual benefits, noting they “don’t depend on internal political factors and the current ...

5 days ago · Offers for ESPO Blend crude supplies to China in March rose to premiums of $3 to $5 per barrel above Brent Crude, which traded at $77.30 per barrel as of mid-Tuesday, Reuters reported.

5 days ago · China is seeking global leadership in key defence and military technologies amid fierce rivalry with the West – and Russia should learn from it, a Russian think tank has said. “By 2049, we can ...

Aug 22, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the Kremlin. He hailed growing trade relations as Moscow becomes increasingly dependent on Beijing for political and economic support.

In September 2004, Chinese premier Wen Jiabao met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov in Moscow, where the two heads of government signed agreements affirming Russia's promise to set the route of a proposed pipeline from Eastern Siberia to the Pacific, with priority given to laying a pipeline spur to China, as well as increasing rail ...

Mar 22, 2023 · Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have made a sweeping affirmation of their alignment across a host of issues – and shared mistrust of the United States – in a...

Russia has looked to China as a lifeline as it faces hundreds of sanctions from the US and its Western allies that aim to cripple Moscow’s war machine

Aug 22, 2024 · The signing of the documents in Moscow was witnessed by Premier Li Qiang and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin after they co-chaired the 29th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian ...

Mar 24, 2023 · China had good reason to defy Russia’s growing international isolation with a pomp-filled three-day visit to Moscow by Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. Beijing’s agenda was twofold: to study Russia’s unique experience of surviving under tough Western sanctions, and to gain a foothold on the Russian market deserted by Western ...