China bought so much natural gas from the Russians that it can't do anything with it, so it sells it to the Europeans at a high price. The gas comes to China by pipeline, and to us by ship... - writes ma7.sk.
According to Chinese data, they bought 1.35 million tons of liquefied natural gas from Russia in the first six months of the year. The import of LNG increased by almost a third, 28.7 percent compared to the previous year, making Beijing one of the four largest LNG importers in the world, reports the Turkish portal Yeni Safak.
It seeks to replenish Europe's natural gas reserves so that it does not freeze in winter and industry does not have to shut down.
- writes the Turkish newspaper.
According to the Financial Times, Europe's energy poverty seems to be slowly being solved by China. So we will have Russian gas from China. Europe, on the other hand, is not doing so well, as China, enjoying its role as a savior, sells gas at two or three times the price, the Turkish newspaper reports.
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