China pitches future role as gas transit country

Russia and Turkmenistan could pump gas through China for export to northeast Asian buyers in the future, under an intriguing scheme from a top Chinese state thinktank.

The first joint is welded on Power of Siberia. The eastern route could be extended to Tangshan. (Gazprom) The first joint is welded on Power of Siberia. The eastern route could be extended to Tangshan. (Gazprom)

Russia and Turkmenistan could pump gas through China for export to northeast Asian buyers in the future, under an intriguing scheme from a top Chinese state thinktank.