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Taiwan plans to buy liquefied natural gas from Alaska pipeline project
Anchorage Daily News • • nation
Key Points:
- Taiwan plans to annually purchase 6 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas from a U.S. project in Alaska and may invest up to $4.4 billion in the development, aiming to start supply by 2032 at the earliest.
- The deal, highlighted by former President Donald Trump as one of the largest ever, is part of Taiwan's efforts to diversify energy sources and deepen cooperation with the U.S. amid rising military threats from China.
- Taiwan's CPC Corporation signed a letter of intent in March 2025 and continues negotiations on investment terms and shareholding ratios with U.S. partners for the Alaska LNG project.
- The announcement coincides with Taiwan awaiting a $14 billion U.S. arms sales package, while China opposes such moves and insists on the "one-China" principle, condemning Taiwan's economic ties as attempts to pursue independence.
- Taiwan and China have been separately governed since 1949, with Beijing viewing Taiwan as a breakaway province, increasing geopolitical tensions surrounding Taiwan's international partnerships.
