# Taiwan shuts Papua New Guinea office and ends LNG buying, citing Chinese pressure

> Taiwan said it will close its representative office in Papua New Guinea and stop purchasing LNG from the country, citing pressure from Beijing. Papua New Guinea had previously ordered the office closed, while Taiwan and the United States characterized the move as Chinese pressure on Taiwan.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T00:09:26.221Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Asia-Pacific · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85037-taiwan-shuts-papua-new-guinea-office-and-ends-lng-buying-citing-chinese-pressure
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Ending Taiwan’s purchases removes a source of demand for Papua New Guinea’s LNG, potentially redirecting cargoes to other buyers and weighing on regional LNG prices at the margin.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- marketscreener.com: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/taiwan-shuts-papua-new-guinea-office-and-ends-lng-buying-citing-chinese-pressure-ce785fd2d98af125

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