Russia has made a statement! After China, Russia, and Mongolia signed a legally binding energy project agreement, Russia has made a statement! On September 6, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, stated that Russia will never sell its energy at prices that are not beneficial to itself. The agreement on the "Power of Siberia 2" project is a commercial transaction, not a political one.
Regarding the "Power of Siberia 2" project and the "Union East" gas pipeline project that passes through Mongolia, it should be said that after multiple trilateral and bilateral coordination between China, Russia, and Mongolia, progress has finally been made. From our perspective, there are two main concerns. First, the security of energy supply. Second, the price of energy. Since Russia states that this is a commercial transaction, not a political one, China and Russia should naturally conduct business with business principles, even if they are close brothers, clear accounts must be kept.
Therefore, the energy supplied by Russia to us should not be much higher than the price of energy in Russia itself. Because higher energy prices would increase the cost of our manufacturing industry, weaken the competitiveness of our manufacturing industry, and also increase the expenses of our country's residents. For us, we should still continue to promote the diversification of energy supply to ensure the safety of our country's energy supply. Because, only by mastering the initiative can we ensure security!
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