September 2018 imposition of tariffs of U.S. LNG cargoes. China plans to increase its liquified natural gas (LNG) imports fourfold in the next 20 years to reduce pollution from coal-fired plants. The country is also looking at developing a new generation of nuclear power plants that would be able to burn liquefied natural gas. Last year China imported 90 bcf of US LNG, far below the 141 bcf forecasted before July's tariff increases from the trade war between the two countries.
China plans to increase its liquified natural gas (LNG) imports fourfold in the next 20 years to reduce pollution from coal-fired plants. The country is also looking at developing a new generation of nuclear power plants that would be able to burn liquefied natural gas. Last year China imported 90 bcf of US LNG, far below the 141 bcf forecasted before July's tariff increases from the trade war between the two countries.