On its western border is Altai Krai of Russia.
(B) Altai Mountains 阿尔泰山脉
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altai_Mountains
(a mountain range where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together; In Turkic and Mongolic languages, the name, Altai, means the "Golden Mountain"; al meaning red/gold and tai/tag, mountain)
(ii)
(A) 新疆维吾尔自治区 伊犁哈萨克自治州 (Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture) 阿勒泰地区 (Altay Prefecture)
zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/阿勒泰地区
(B) Altay
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altay
(Altay or Altai may refer to: Altai Mountains, Altay Prefecture (阿勒泰地区), Altai Republic)
(ii) “俄罗斯媒体报道,乌克兰危机爆发后,克里姆林宫要求俄罗斯天然气工业公司让步,最终使东线天然气管道合同能在普京今年5月访华时签订。作者: choi 时间: 9-20-2014 09:38
news report:
Russia, China to Sign New 30 Year Gas Deal via 2nd Route. The BRICS Post, Sept 18, 2014.
thebricspost.com/russia-china-to-sign-new-30-year-gas-deal-via-2nd-route/
(western route, eastern route; Alexei Miller)
Note:
(a) “About Us” in The BRIC Post’s website only says it registered in London in July 2012 but does not say who backs it.
(b)
(i) Alexey
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey
(a Russian male first name deriving from the Greek Alexios, meaning "Defender")
(ii) Alexander
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander作者: choi 时间: 9-20-2014 09:39
(1) Power of Siberia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_Siberia
(The Power of Siberia pipeline (formerly known as Yakutia–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok pipeline) is a natural gas pipeline [to be operational by 2019] under construction in Eastern Siberia to transport Yakutia's gas; section 3 route: "The 3,200-kilometre (2,000 mi) pipeline will start from the Chayanda oil and gas field [to be launched in 2019; in Yakutia. It will partly run within an integrated corridor with the second stage of Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline. In Khabarovsk, it will be connected with the Sakhalin–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok pipeline"’ section 4 Source of supply: Later the Kovykta field, which would come operational by 2021, will be connected to the pipeline)
In short, Power of Siberia pipeline will, at least in the first phase (with the possible extension westward to Kovykta field), runs from Chayanda oil and gas field to Khabarovsk 哈巴罗夫斯克.
* Kovykta field
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kovykta_field
(The field was discovered in 1987; located in the northern part of the Irkutsk Oblast)
(2) Putin Breaks Ground on Russia-China Gas Pipeline, World's Biggest. RT (for Russia Today), Sept 1, 2014.
rt.com/business/184176-russia-china-gas-siberian-power/
My comment: There is no need to read the text. The takeaway is: at city of Yakutsk - the capital of Russia's Republic of Yakutia on Sept 1, 2014, president Putin oversaw the start of construction of Power of Siberia pipeline (to Khabarovsk). That is 东线.作者: choi 时间: 9-20-2014 09:39
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