China increased imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 44.3 per cent year on year to 7.19 million metric tonnes in January-September, with supplies valued at $3.92 billion, up 38.5 per cent, according to Chinese customs data reported by TASS.

Russia remained China’s second-largest LNG supplier, behind Australia, which delivered 15.01 million tonnes, down 1.1 per cent.

Malaysia ranked third, with exports rising 26.1 per cent to 6.2 million tonnes.

In September, Chinese imports of Russian LNG doubled from August to 1.85 million tonnes, worth $1.18 billion.

Russia’s LNG exports to China reached 9.79 million tonnes in 2025, an 18.2 per cent annual increase. -OGN/TradeArabia News Service