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Big Gas Cheered by Evidence Chinese Demand Remains Strong

Imports have fallen this year, but there are signs of improvement as the country adjusts to being a swing market.

A storage tank at a Sinopec plant in Chongqing, China.

Photographer: Na Bian/Bloomberg
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Welcome to our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, energy reporter Dan Murtaugh takes the pulse of the gas world at a major industry conference in Beijing.

China greeted global energy giants at the World Gas Conference in Beijing this week with a most welcome gift — tangible evidence that demand from the world’s largest importer is still strong.