Headline Roundup • September 3rd, 2025
Russia and China to Build Major Gas Pipeline, Boost Russian Exports
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Russian state oil company Gazprom has announced an agreement with China in which the two countries will build a pipeline that can transport up to 50 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas annually from Russia to China via Mongolia.
The Details: After 19 years of talks on the matter, the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline was confirmed by Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, though China is yet to confirm the deal publicly. The deal will be set for 30 years and boost Russia’s supply to China to over 100 bcm per year. Additionally, the countries signed a separate agreement to increase gas supplies by an additional 6 bcm per year through the existing Power of Siberia pipeline. The two nations signed over 20 other cooperation agreements involving areas like energy, aerospace, and artificial intelligence.
For Context: The announcement comes after the annual SCO summit on Monday, where Russian President Vladimir Putin and several other notable world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visited China to discuss security and a multipolar world order. Since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost over 120 bcm of gas exports to Europe, which has tried to reorient itself to other sources. During that same time frame, American energy exports to Europe have risen dramatically. According to the Kremlin, China is Russia's biggest trading partner, purchaser of crude oil and gas, second-biggest purchaser of coal, and third-biggest purchaser of LNG.
How The Media Covered It: The story was covered by many mainstream Western outlets from the left and center, but barely by the right. AllSides found coverage from The Epoch Times (Lean Right bias) and ZeroHedge (Lean Right). Kremlin-funded RT (Lean Right) highlighted quotes from President Putin.
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Russia and China on Tuesday signed a legally binding deal to build the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, deepening commercial ties in what is likely to be seen as a defiant signal to the West.
Alexei Miller, the chief executive of Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom, told Russian news agencies that a memorandum of understanding had been signed on the construction of the new gas pipeline, following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Russia and China gave their blessing to the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline but have yet to agree on pricing, Gazprom said on Tuesday, underscoring President Xi Jinping's disregard for Western demands that he row back from a deepening partnership with Moscow.
The pipeline, which could one day deliver an additional 50 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year to China through Mongolia from the Arctic gas fields of Yamal, hands the world's largest energy consumer greater options to hedge against future reliance on U.S. liquefied natural gas.
Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their deepening partnership during a bilateral meeting on Sept. 2, as Moscow’s energy giant Gazprom announced a new agreement to build a major natural gas pipeline linking the two nations.
Addressing Xi as a “dear friend,” Putin said that Moscow’s relationship with Beijing has attained “an unprecedentedly high level,” according to a transcript of the meeting released by the Kremlin.
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