(English) China becomes world's No.2 LNG importer in 2017, behind Japan

[:es]SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China will become the world’s second-biggest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this year as it overtakes South Korea, shipping data in Thomson Reuters Eikon showed. This is a huge boost to Asia’s emerging spot market as Chinese buyers rely much more on short-term purchases to meet their needs than their counterparts…