For China, the opening of natural gas pipeline is very difficult, because it can greatly alleviate the domestic gas consumption problem in China and relieve many energy pressures in China. For Russia, it can break through a blockade of the United States on Russia's own energy output, thus improving economic vitality and reducing the pressure of national economic development. In the words of a Russian official, every time a large-scale project is cooperated, compared with the backward Far East, this high-speed train in China with rapid economic development can get more benefits for the people.
If Russia is not required to import natural gas and only relies on traditional import channels, China's energy security will be very uncertain, because the natural gas transported by sea mainly comes from Australia and Qatar, both of which do things according to the face of the United States. Therefore, if China wants to join forces with Russia, it is not necessary to look at the face of the United States.
Therefore, China should continuously expand the import channels of oil and gas resources, and one more import channel will lead to one more choice. Especially in the past two years, the situation in the Middle East has become increasingly tense. Once the situation in the Gulf becomes tense, the balance between oil and gas supply and demand in China will become awkward. So this cooperation with Russia is also called win-win.