China has stopped purchasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States following the imposition of a 15% tariff on US LNG imports on 10 February. Source: The New York Times (NYT), as reported by European Pravda Details: Ship tracking data indicates that Beijing is continuing to distance itself from the US economy.

China has completely stopped purchasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States following the introduction of a 15% tariff on LNG imports on February 10, The New York Times reports. According to the media outlet,

The United States accounted for only 3 percent of China’s natural gas imports last year. Those purchases could now dry up entirely in the trade war.