BEIJING -- Eager to no longer depend on geopolitical rivals like the U.S. and Australia for natural gas, China is forging ahead with new pipeline projects to boost imports from Russia.
Beijing and Moscow eye pipeline capacity equal to half European demand
The Atamanskaya compressor station for Power of Siberia, the only currently operational gas pipeline between Russia and China. © Reuters
BEIJING -- Eager to no longer depend on geopolitical rivals like the U.S. and Australia for natural gas, China is forging ahead with new pipeline projects to boost imports from Russia.