Russia deepens China ties with expanded energy exports

Doubling of coal trade aimed to supplant that with Australia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping tour the Kremlin after their talks in Moscow in June 2019. (Kremlin via Reuters)

YOHEI ISHIKAWA and SHUNSUKE TABETA, Nikkei staff writers

MOSCOW/BEIJING -- Eyeing an opportunity to strengthen energy exports to China, Russia has launched new ventures and pipelines that will deliver coal, natural gas and petrochemicals to the world's largest energy consumer.

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