中国通过易货秘密购买伊朗石油,绕过美国制裁,在2024年付款8.4B美元。
China secretly buys Iranian oil via barter, bypassing U.S. sanctions, with $8.4B in 2024 payments.
中国开发了一种秘密易货系统,用以购买伊朗石油,同时绕过美国的制裁,据西方官员说。
China has developed a covert barter system to buy Iranian oil while bypassing U.S. sanctions, according to Western officials.
伊朗原油被运到中国,通常与其他石油混合,以掩盖其来源,并被受制裁的中国公司Zhuhai Zhenrong接收。
Iranian crude is shipped to China, often mixed with other oils to obscure origins, and received by a sanctioned Chinese firm, Zhuhai Zhenrong.
作为回报,中国国家支持的实体,包括出口信贷承保人Sinosure和影子金融家Chuxin,为伊朗的基础设施项目提供资金。
In return, Chinese state-backed entities, including export credit insurer Sinosure and a shadowy financier called Chuxin, fund infrastructure projects in Iran.
这种安排允许伊朗在不使用国际银行系统的情况下收到数十亿笔付款。
This arrangement allows Iran to receive billions in payments without using the international banking system.
西方估计,2024年的付款额为84亿美元,中国自2018年以来占伊朗石油出口的近90%。
Western estimates place 2024 payments at $8.4 billion, with China accounting for nearly 90% of Iran’s oil exports since 2018.
中国已停止在其海关数据中报告伊朗石油进口情况,这反映出为隐瞒这一贸易所作的努力。
China has stopped reporting Iranian oil imports in its customs data, reflecting efforts to conceal the trade.