China protests US calls for sanctions on

Russian oil. The Chinese Foreign Ministry protested and indicated

Beijing opposes illegal unilateral sanctions and strongly protests US attempts to impose restrictions on Russian oil and LNG supplies to China . This was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, Sina reports.

Earlier, Republican Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill that would impose sanctions on any organization that insures tankers that transport oil or LNG from Russia to China.

"China conducts normal trade and economic cooperation with Russia on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, it is not directed against third parties and is not affected by external interference," Zhao Lijian said.

Rubio has "always opposed China," he said, and Beijing has never supported illegal sanctions and jurisdictions that are contrary to international law.

US senator called for sanctions against oil supplies from Russia to China Politics

Rubio substantiated the introduced bill by the fact that by buying energy resources from Moscow, Beijing supports the Russian operation in Ukraine. “Any organization, including Chinese state-owned companies, that helps them do this should face serious consequences,” the senator said. Senators Rick Scott and Kevin Kramer also co-sponsored the bill.

At the same time, Bloomberg emphasizes that the bill has little chance of being approved. The agency notes that its provisions run counter to the policy of the Joe Biden administration, which is aimed at maintaining oil supplies and at the same time cutting Russia's income from energy exports.

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At the end of June, Reuters reported that imports of crude oil from Russia to China in May increased by 55% (to 8.42 million tons) compared to 2021, which allowed Russia to displace Saudi Arabia as the main energy supplier to China. At the same time, Russian gas imports in the first five months of 2022 — mainly from the Sakhalin-2 projects in the Far East and Yamal LNG in the Russian Arctic — grew by 22% to 1.84 million tons.