China has not imported bulk natural gas from the United States for 40 days, which is a break in two years – from about 2023.
These are the data provided by Bloomberg, Ukrinform reports.
According to data from the analytical company Kpler, there is no significant American interest in the route to China.
Beijing has allocated 15% of the tax for the supply of American limited gas at 10% in response to American tariffs on Chinese exports. Through Chinese gas buyers, as long-term obligations loom before American projects, they resell supplies to Europe, traders report.
Companies in China are also reluctant to sign new contracts with American enterprises, and in their place they are looking for customers from the Asia-Pacific region or the near future.
For example, the company China Resources Gas International has been purchasing LNG from the Australian Woodside Energy Group Ltd. since 2027.
China is also emphasizing its energy security by focusing on producing more gas in the middle of the country, which will help streamline rising imports. Over the first two months of 2025, the river supply increased by 3.7%. Nowadays, cheaper alternatives – such as coal and renewed energy sources for gas, which comes from dry land from Russia – are reducing China's demand for gas, which comes from the sea.
As reported by Ukrinform, China has responded to 10% of the US government by introducing extended tariffs on several groups of American goods, limiting the export of elements critical for the production of chips and adding to the “black list” of two great companies from the States. The government has ordered China to impose a 15% rate on American coal and LNG and 10% on crude naphtha, agricultural products and automobiles.