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It comes after two industry newswires reported the Chinese government has told several state-owned factories and companies to halt exports of Australian coal. “They are our biggest trading partner, we desperately need them to keep trading with us,” Mr Richardson told Sky News. “Managing our relationship with China is always going to be the number one problem.
That’s if Australia doesn’t start uncoupling from that regime, which it should have already started doing.
The Liberal Party's mismanagement of the relationship is Australia's number one problem.
But do we really need them though? We can explore different markets and diversify our exports rather than becoming China's economic satellite state
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China placing quotas on coal imports is ‘part of their normal process’: PM | Sky News AustraliaThe prime minister has assured any movements on Australian coal on behalf of China is most likely “part of their normal process” as reports have emerged Beijing is halting imports of Australian coal.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison told press in Queensland that Trade Minister Simon Birmingham is “looking at those reports” and will raise any issues which arise with the relevant authorities.\n\nTwo industry newswires have reported the Chinese government has told several state-owned factories and companies to halt exports of Australian coal.\n\nHe said though it is “not uncommon” for domestic quotas to be enforced in China especially in terms of coal.\n\n“It’s not uncommon that from time to time the Chinese government will have domestic quotas to support local production and local jobs,” Mr Morrison said.\n\n“That is not a new thing.\n\n“I can only assume, based on our relationship and based on discussion we have with the Chinese government, that that is just part of their normal process.”\n yeah right... News Corp accepts that. What do you expect of 🇨🇳 China GDP growth at near ZERO⁉
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