China benefits from Russian discount oil

In search of customers for its oil, Russia apparently sells the raw material to China at a knockdown price. The People’s Republic is to receive a 35 percent discount, reports EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis, as quoted by Bloomberg. China has become a major buyer of Russian oil in recent years. Its share of China’s imports was already 15.4 percent in 2020.

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