US and China discuss cutting LNG tariffs before Xi visit
The two countries are in talks over energy and agriculture deals that could be announced during President Xi Jinping's trip to Washington.
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US and China discuss cutting LNG tariffs before Xi visit
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What this story says
- The US and China are discussing a plan to reduce or eliminate tariffs on American liquefied natural gas (LNG).
- These discussions are part of a wider package of energy and agriculture agreements.
- The agreements could be announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington next week.
- Two people briefed on the discussions provided this information to Reuters.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 9 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
20/100
9 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 9 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
The United States and China are engaged in talks about lowering or removing Chinese tariffs on American liquefied natural gas (LNG). This negotiation is occurring within the context of broader energy and agriculture agreements being considered by both nations. These potential deals could be publicly announced during the upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington.
Source of information
Reuters reported that two individuals briefed on the discussions provided the information about the potential tariff reductions and broader agreements.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated reports covered this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 18 Sept 2026, 23:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
5 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports focused on the core news that the US and China are discussing a plan to reduce or eliminate China's tariffs on American LNG. They highlighted that this discussion is part of a larger package of energy and agriculture agreements. The centre-rated reports also noted that these agreements could be announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington next week, citing two people briefed on the discussions as the source of this information.
Right
4 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports also led with the news that the US and China are discussing a plan to reduce or eliminate China's tariffs on American LNG. They similarly stated that this is part of a broader package of energy and agriculture agreements. The right-rated reports included that these agreements could be announced when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Washington next week.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover US and China discuss cutting LNG tariffs before Xi visit?
- Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 56% are rated centre, 44% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is US and China discuss cutting LNG tariffs before Xi visit left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of US and China discuss cutting LNG tariffs before Xi visit biased?
- US and China discuss cutting LNG tariffs before Xi visit is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting US and China discuss cutting LNG tariffs before Xi visit?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered US and China discuss cutting LNG tariffs before Xi visit?
- 9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What are the US and China discussing regarding tariffs?
- The US and China are discussing a plan that could lead to the reduction or elimination of Chinese tariffs specifically on American liquefied natural gas (LNG). This is part of a larger set of potential energy and agriculture agreements.
- When might these agreements be announced?
- These energy and agriculture agreements, which include the potential tariff changes on LNG, could be announced during the upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington. The visit is scheduled for next week.
- Who provided the information about these discussions?
- The information about the ongoing discussions and potential agreements was provided to Reuters by two individuals who were briefed on the talks. These sources remain anonymous in the reporting.
Read it at the source
9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
5- US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit (opens The Mighty 790 KFGO in a new tab)
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- US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit (opens Investing.com in a new tab)
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- US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit (opens Reuters in a new tab)
- US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit (opens Market Screener in a new tab)
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Right
4- US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
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- US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit (opens wmbdradio.com in a new tab)
wmbdradio.com — is wmbdradio.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit (opens WTAQ in a new tab)
- US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit (opens WKZO in a new tab)
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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