Decline looms over new projects coming onstream
A drone view shows tugboats assisting a liquified natural gas (LNG) tanker to dock at a port in Yantai, in China’s Shandong province, in February. (cnsphoto via Reuters)
SHOTARO TANI
December 30, 2025 14:00 JST
TOKYO — China’s imports of liquefied natural gas have plunged in 2025 amid a weak economy and trade tensions with the U.S., which led to Beijing stopping imports of American fuel for most of the year.