The United States has signed a trade agreement with Beijing that will boost shipments of American liquefied natural gas, beef and other products to China. The accord follows pledges by US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to address a US$350 billion trade imbalance in China’s favour by coming up with concrete measures within 100 days of the two leaders’ summit in Florida last month. Regular LNG exports from the US would give the country a chance to supply China with a fuel that is in high demand because it burns cleaner than coal and oil and is therefore becoming the fuel of choice for ... (full story)