China will increase purchases of Russian liquefied natural gas from the end of 2025. Bloomberg reports this. Chinese customs data showed Russian LNG imports rose to a record 1.9 million in December.. tons. That's more than double the 850,000 tons estimated in ship tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.. Customs statistics for November were also 90% higher than shipping data. The discrepancy indicates that Chinese demand over the past two months has exceeded low market expectations after about a year of lower imports.. The difference in data could be due to Russia using more " Analysts suggested the discrepancy could indicate more US-sanctioned cargo was being delivered that was falsifying its location.. China purchased 9.8 million last year. tons of Russian LNG, which is a historical maximum. Meanwhile, total imports fell 11% last year due to weak demand, rising inventories and significant pipeline imports.. Earlier Bloomberg, a Russian liquefied gas export plant delivered its first shipment to China since the introduction of US sanctions in January.. Russia sells gas to China at a discount of? 40% News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp.