China offers to buy more Papua New Guinea gas after Taiwan cuts purchases

Taipei shifts sourcing after its Port Moresby office is forced to close Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko, left, meets his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on July 22 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meetings in Manila. PNG recently announced the closure of Taiwan's office in its capital. (Justin Tkatchenko's Facebook page) SYDNEY -- China has committed to increasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Papua New Guinea (PNG), following Taiwan's announcement that it has ceased spot-market LNG purchases from the Pacific country after the forced closure of Taiwan's office in the capital, Port Moresby.