TOKYO -- China imported less than 1 metric ton of crude oil, liquefied natural gas and coal in total from the U.S. this July, the least in more than five years, with trade tensions spurring a shift toward alternative suppliers, particularly Russia.
US-China tensions
China's imports of US energy drop to near zero amid tariff tensions
Shipments fall to lowest level since 2019 trade war as Beijing turns to Russian oil
China has not imported any liquefied natural gas from the U.S. since March, trade data shows. © Reuters
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