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Putin left China, with no pipeline deal. Why is the valve still closed?

South China Morning Post · · 275 words · By Alice Li
Sino-Russian Relations Energy security Geopolitical Instability
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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Though this week’s China-Russia summit featured many agreements, none progressed the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline”
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Multiple web search results from recent dates (1 day ago, 3 days ago) indicate that while Putin visited Beijing and agreements with Mongolia were reached, there were 'no deals' on the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline specifically.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Power of Siberia 2 (also known as Altai gas pipeline) is a proposed natural gas pipeline to export natural gas from Russia's Western Siberia Altai region to North-Eastern China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altai_gas_pipeline
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Power of Siberia (Sila Sibiri, formerly named the Yakutia–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok pipeline, also known as China–Russia East-Route Natural Gas pipeline; Russian: Сила Сибири, Chinese: 中俄东线天然气管道; pinyin:…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_Siberia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian conquest of Siberia took place between 1581 and 1778, when the Khanate of Sibir became a loose political structure of vassalages that were being undermined by the activities of Russian exp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_conquest_of_Siberia
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“Qatar and the United Arab Emirates supplying about 30 per cent of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports last year, according to S&P Global Energy”
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A web search result explicitly cites S&P Global Energy data stating that in 2025, China's LNG imports from Qatar and the UAE accounted for some 30% of its total LNG imports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — QatarEnergy (Arabic: قطر للطاقة) is the state-owned national petroleum and natural gas company of Qatar. The company operates all oil and gas related activities in Qatar, including exploration, produc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QatarEnergy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — QatarEnergy LNG, formerly Qatargas, is the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) company. It produces and supplies the globe with 77 million metric tonnes of LNG annually from across its seven v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QatarEnergy_LNG
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“Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Beijing this week for his 25th state visit”
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While Wikipedia and web search confirm Putin's recent visit to Beijing, none of the provided evidence specifies that this particular visit was his '25th state visit'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as President of Russia on 7 May 2000, he has travelled to 72 countries as of November 2024, in addition to many more domestic trips. This list does not include Put…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presiden…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian president Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to China in May 2024. The visit was his first foreign visit after assuming office for the fifth term. The visit underscored the deepening partne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_visit_by_Vladimir_Putin_t…
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“Upon completion, the project would deliver an estimated 50 billion cubic metres (1.77 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas to China annually”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state the pipeline is expected to deliver 50 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas annually.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Power of Siberia 2 (also known as Altai gas pipeline) is a proposed natural gas pipeline to export natural gas from Russia's Western Siberia Altai region to North-Eastern China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altai_gas_pipeline
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Siberia is a vast region spanning the northern part of the Asian continent and forming the Asiatic portion of Russia. As a result of the Russian conquest of Siberia (16th to 19th centuries) and of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Siberia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Siberia ( sy-BEER-ee-ə; Russian: Сибирь, romanized: Sibir', IPA: [sʲɪˈbʲirʲ] ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west (with the Ural Rive…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia
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“via a 2,600-km (1,616-mile) route passing through Russia and Mongolia”
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Web search results confirm the pipeline is 2,600km long and the Wikipedia entry for Altai gas pipeline confirms it exports from Russia to North-Eastern China, with the route passing through Mongolia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Power of Siberia 2 (also known as Altai gas pipeline) is a proposed natural gas pipeline to export natural gas from Russia's Western Siberia Altai region to North-Eastern China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altai_gas_pipeline
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Siberia is a vast region spanning the northern part of the Asian continent and forming the Asiatic portion of Russia. As a result of the Russian conquest of Siberia (16th to 19th centuries) and of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Siberia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mongolia–Russia relations have been traditionally strong since the Communist era, when the Soviet Union supported the Mongolian People's Republic since its establishment in 1924. Mongolia and Russia r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia–Russia_relations
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“at a previously projected construction cost of US$13.6 billion”
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Only one web search result (dated Sep 17, 2025) mentions the specific projected construction cost of US$13.6 billion.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 9, 2026 ... 'Preparatory work' on pipeline, believed to be the Power of Siberia 2, included in five-year plan – but analysts say more details are ...
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3345920/m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 17, 2025 ... For Russia, the US$13.6 billion pipeline project will be especially important as it is desperate to find a substitute for its lost European ...
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3325668/china-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 8, 2025 ... Power of Siberia 1: A fully operational pipeline (~8,000 km total, 38 bcm/year capacity) from Yakutia and Irkutsk to Shanghai, completed in 2024 ...
https://theenergynewsbeat.substack.com/p/chinarussia-east-ro…
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“Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak reportedly said that some contracts for the pipeline are approaching “final agreement” following the summit”
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Multiple sources, including TASS and Interfax via web search, report that Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated contracts for the pipeline are in the 'final stage' or approaching 'final agreement'.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 17, 2024 ... ... 2 gas pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to China, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak was cited as saying by Interfax late on
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-china-sign-po…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Putin said "agreements with Mongolia" had been reached but Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak made clear it was not a done deal, saying ...
https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational/posts/russian-pre…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... MOSCOW, May 20. /TASS/. Work on contracts for gas supplies via the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline is in the final stage, with technical ...
https://tass.com/economy/2133987
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