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China to impose tariff on US LNG

By LNG Prime Staff
China to impose tariff on US LNG
PipeChina's Beihai LNG terminal (Image: PipeChina)

China, the world’s largest LNG importer, said it would impose tariffs of 15 percent on imports of coal and LNG from the US after President Donald Trump imposed a tariff on goods from the country. China’s Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Tuesday that the US government announced on February 1 the imposition…

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