Sept 4, 2026 — DING XUEXIANG and Russian Deputy Prime Minister NOVAK co-chaired
the 23rd China‑Russia Energy Cooperation Committee in Vladivostok. China urged:
consolidate existing energy ties and promptly resolve enterprises’ operational
and contractual issues to safeguard long‑term, sustainable oil and gas trade and
ensure orderly construction and stable operation of bilateral projects; pursue
new cooperation areas and frontier technologies, including exploring AI‑energy
mutual enablement to broaden the scope and depth of collaboration; and jointly
push reforms of the global energy governance system to enhance bilateral and
global energy security and sustainability. The two sides reviewed cooperation
across oil, natural gas, coal, power, renewables and nuclear, exchanged views on
next steps and reported broad consensus on deepening cooperation.
