Amid the fanfare of back-to-back diplomatic gatherings in China last week hosted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing and Moscow appeared to secure a massive breakthrough by unveiling a deal to build the long-awaited Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline. The September 2 announcement of a legally binding memorandum by Aleksei Miller, CEO of the Russian energy giant Gazprom, made headlines and sent a message that Beijing and Moscow’s ties are deepening despite Western pressure. But energy analysts who spoke to RFE/RL expressed doubts about the megaproject’s…
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