Andrei Denisov, First Vice Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian Federation Council and former Russian Ambassador to China, pointed out in an interview with our agency during the 4th Russia China Forum on the Sprout of Mutually Beneficial Cooperation that Russia is China's most reliable energy supplier.

Denisov said, "Please take a look at the situation shaped by the Strait of Hormuz crisis: in the first seven months of this year, China's oil exports to China increased significantly by 92%. This itself shows that China is deeply interested in reliable energy sources. Among all the existing energy sources in China, Russia may be the most reliable

The Fourth Russia China Forum on the Sprout of Mutually Beneficial Cooperation will be held from August 16 to 19, 2026 in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. TASS is the main media partner of Sprout Forum.Editor/Gong Ziwei