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Liquefied natural gas, used here as Jiang's example of how the United States profits from Europe's loss of cheap Russian energy.
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LNG
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Jiang says Germany's sanctions response backfired because losing cheap Russian energy forced it to buy American LNG at a roughly 50 percent markup, worsening German economic decline relative to other major European states.
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Jiang argues that China's dependence on Middle Eastern oil and prior infrastructure investments leave it in short-term trouble after Hormuz and the Middle East war, forcing it to accept American LNG purchases.
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Jiang says Europe's pivot from Russian energy to Qatari LNG is failing because Middle East war has now shut down that substitute as well.
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Jiang says Europe is in deep trouble because it already lost cheap Russian energy during the Ukraine war and is now exposed to Middle Eastern LNG disruption, refugee inflows, and additional military commitments.
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He argues that the United States is extracting Europe economically by selling expensive LNG after the loss of cheap Russian energy and the destruction of Nord Stream.
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Jiang maps that analogy onto the present by saying the United States is forcing Europe to buy expensive American gas, enter an unwinnable war in Ukraine, and absorb tariffs that further drain European economies.
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"...Russian energy, you have no choice now but to buy American LNG at 50 % more. 50 % markup. Okay?"
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"...the Americans. And again, this is 50 % more than Russian LNG. This has been terrible for especially the German economy. Okay? So, this..."
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"It was the US Navy that guaranteed the protection of Chinese trade. And it never occurred to Chinese policy makers that one day, one..."
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"...is that China will become a major purchaser of America, American LNG. China has absolutely no choice in the matter. Okay. Absolutely no choice...."
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"...East, primarily Qatar. And now, Qatar has basically shut down all LNG production. And so, Europe is completely screwed in the process. And Macron..."
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"...and so they became dependent on Middle Eastern energy especially Qatari LNG well guess what when the war started Qatar announced that they shut..."
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"...right now, the Europeans are paying 50 % more for American LNG than they used to for Russian gas."
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"The Nord Stream pipeline was blown up. We don't know who, but we can suspect it was the Americans. And that did a lot..."
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"closest historical analogy is the peloponnesian war between athens and sparta and if you read flucidities what he tells you is that uh the..."
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"...China. And as you can see, it's mainly just energy, coal, LNG, crude oil. Okay? That's the extent of Russia's exports to China. And..."
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"...has no choice in this matter but to, yes, buy American LNG but also to try to smooth things over with Russia to start..."
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"...deal with America. And in this deal, China will buy American LNG. How would you perceive such a deal? And this is just a..."
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