Energy Cooperation Between China and Russia: Uncertainty and Prospect of Development

Author(s): Wang Chengzhi, Li Lifan
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 163
Pages: 11-13
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2015

This article considers the burgeoning natural gas alliance between Russia and China. It suggests that the two countries are committed to developing their cooperation on constructing new pipelines and expanding their energy trade relationship. However, some challenges still remain. They must also manage the impact of the decline in international oil prices, and work out how best to coordinate their energy cooperation within China's 'one belt and one road' strategy.

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