Trump announces that Taiwan will buy 30% of Alaska’s natural gas Chen Qinglong sour: The Lai government has to bow its head

Chen Qinglong, general convenor and legislator of the People's Party caucus. (Provided by Taiwan People’s Party)

The outbreak of the Iran war in March this year impacted the global energy supply chain and prompted my country's continued diversification of its energy reserve strategy. Foreign media revealed yesterday that US President Trump announced at a rally in Alaska that Taiwan had agreed to purchase 30% of Alaska's natural gas, which attracted attention. In response to this, the Popular Party Group responded today that the government did not acknowledge relevant issues in the past, but now has changed its position. This is obviously a decision that "has to bow" under the real situation.

"Reuters" reported that U.S. President Trump said at a rally in Alaska today that Taiwan has agreed to participate in a natural gas pipeline project in Alaska and purchase 30% of the natural gas. Taiwan's China Petroleum Corporation, represented by Taiwan, reached a consensus and signed an agreement with the Alaska Gasline Development Corp (Alaska Gasline Development Corp) last year (2025); "Bloomberg" reported that Taiwan agreed to purchase this 30% of natural gas in the next 20 years and will invest an additional US$4.4 billion to ensure the completion of the project.

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In response to foreign media reports, the Ministry of Economic Affairs issued a press release today to confirm the matter, saying that after extraction, it will purchase 6 million tons of Alaskan LNG per year and participate in project development. The estimated investment amount is up to US$4.4 billion to ensure a stable supply of domestic natural gas and implement a diversified gas source procurement strategy.

The People's Party caucus held a press conference today (14th) "Let's see a digital queen's head made of 20 million yuan." The caucus general convenor Chen Qinglong and the caucus director Chen Zhihan attended the press conference. After the meeting, they accepted joint interviews with the media on current affairs. The media asked, what does the party group think of China National Petroleum Corporation's signing of the purchase of 30% of Alaska natural gas on behalf of Taiwan, changing the government's previous denial position?

In response, Chen Qinglong, general convenor and legislator of the party group, responded, "I think our Lai Qingde government has to bow its head." The purchase of Alaska natural gas involves the issue of CNPC's budget allocation. He pointed out that the Lai government had previously requested to allocate CNPC's budget, and questioned whether this part is related to natural gas exports to the outside world? Call on China Petroleum Corporation and the Ministry of Economic Affairs to submit detailed explanations to the Legislative Yuan.

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