China's Multi-Month LNG Buying Strike is a Boon for Europe

The escalating trade war between the US and China could increase liquefied natural gas flows to energy-stricken Europe, as China remains on a multi-month buying strike.  Bloomberg cited marine traffic data from Kpler, showing that no US LNG shipments are currently inbound or about to be inbound to China. "Zero LNG trade between China and the US is likely to continue for the rest of 2025, with a further increase in China's tariff on US LNG from the previous 15% to 49%, as a counterstrike against Trump's steepest tariffs," Wei…