New Delhi: China’s friendship with Russia is well known. Relations between the two superpowers have been strong since the 1950s. Even when Russia attacked Ukraine about 3 years ago, China did not criticize it. It also provided large quantities of weapons to Russia in the Ukraine war. Despite Western sanctions and protests, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Moscow. China itself has given a big blow to Putin.
Chinese port authorities blocked eight large Russian oil tankers from entering their ports.
Reuters has confirmed those restrictions quoting three businessmen. China’s Shandong Port Group has refused to allow Russian tankers to dock at its port. Oil refineries in this region refine only imported oil.
(China has very little oil) China is the largest importer of crude oil. february. By 2022, it has become the largest importer of Russian oil. However, its officials have been told not to unload or dock those ships. Each of those 8 tankers has a capacity of 2 million barrels. So a total shipment of 160 lakh barrels has been stopped.
The ban is not limited to Shan Dong port, but also to the nearby Rizhao Thannai and Chengdu ports. It is managed by Shan-Dong Port Group.
