China Snubs U.S. Energy in Trade Pause

China Snubs U.S. Energy in Trade Pause


Despite the trade talks breakthrough the United States and China announced earlier this week, Chinese imports of U.S. energy will remain at near zero levels, at least over the summer, while the world’s two biggest economies are negotiating a possible trade deal. In addition, the 90-day tariff truce isn’t enough to incentivize buyers of energy to return to the U.S. commodities, considering the still elevated uncertainty, analysts say. However, the path to any deal is long and winding as the U.S. and China are yet to begin negotiations about the details of a trade agreement.

Author: Tsvetana Paraskova


Published at: 2025-05-14 22:00:00

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