SYDNEY - Australia says it is closely monitoring trade flows to China amid “deeply troubling” reports from industry that Chinese buyers have been told not to purchase seven categories of Australian produce from Friday.
Australia’s trade minister Simon Birmingham said Chinese official government statements had denied any coordinated effort was being taken against Australia, and he hoped Beijing “is true to its word”. On Thursday, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman told a media briefing in Beijing that Chinese measures on foreign imports were in line with Chinese law and international custom practices.Australian companies stopped sending rock lobster to China this week after new customs inspections were imposed on the live seafood, resulting in lobsters dying before they could reach customers. China also halted some imports of timber and banned barley shipments from an Australian-based grain exporter.
write letter to trump now，otherwise it's too late
Aussie can sell it to India or Vietnam as they shared the same value. LMAO
Well done, we will buy from your master, US.
good... brilliant news
Australia can do what Susan Collins does when she is 'deeply troubled' by Donald Trump's actions: write a letter! 🤭
Orders from the “Five Eyes” chaos creators led by Pompeo who paid Aussies a visit to remind them: It’s our way or the highway!” So AU now paying the price of trashing their biggest customer to please their Master and shoot themselves in the foot!
Racists Australians are deeply troubling.
The perils of trading with a totalitarian regime. Better look for alternatives. Defence and economic cooperation between friendly countries must go hand in hand.
Joe and Hunter Biden can assist. They are close with China
If China wants to ban Australian raw materials, I’m the five eye should work together to stop shipping to China. See how long it can last
Well, why would any one want to buy stuff from a hostile seller?
The most troubling truth is that China will ban Australia wines completely!
What's troubling about a lucrative opportunity being freed up for someone other than China? EyesOnTheSkies
ShahulH97101748 Send these items to the U.S. who will welcome and prefer them to contaminated food items from China and who doesn't even know what wine is.
Red herring. Plausibly deniable while at same time can be played at later point with shadow warning justification. Decision: Ignore
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Who is 'Australia'? Name or role please.
The world shoud deal with Democratic Taiwan instead of China Communist