But the current trade spat with the US could interrupt that growth and hurt the city, says the president and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership. "We are not only looking at crude oil but also refined products, more importantly, liquefied natural gas (LNG). "Most US crude oil exports are leaving either at Houston or Corpus Christie," noted Harvey. It's not in either country's interest to end up in any kind of prolonged trade war," he said. Wang Yu, deputy consul general of China in Houston, emphasized that China is always against a trade war, but not afraid of one.