Category: Australia-China Relations

Australia Elevates Barley Dispute With Beijing to WTO

March 16, 2021
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Australia has elevated its dispute with China at the World Trade Organization (WTO), calling for a panel to be established to address Beijing’s punitive tariffs on Australian barley exports. One expert, however, says obtaining a resolution from the WTO could be challenging, given the body has been paralysed since the Trump administration refused to appoint…

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Beijing Reports Australia to UN Human Rights Council

March 13, 2021
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Beijing has reported the Australian government to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), claiming it is “deeply concerned” by Australia’s use of offshore detention centres for asylum seekers. The move, which demonstrates a change of tactic in Beijing’s coercive diplomacy, comes as a new report (pdf) by the U.S.-based Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy…

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Proposal to Build Chinese City Near Tip of Australia ‘Speculation’: Aussie PM

February 5, 2021
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CANBERRA, Australia — Prime Minister Scott Morrison has dismissed concerns over Beijing’s interest in building a $39 billion (US$29.4 billion) city just 200 kilometres (124 miles) from the tip of Australia. The proposed site is an island named Daru in the southwest of Papua New Guinea (PNG), which lies to the north of Australia. Morrison…

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Canada, Russia Join Australian WTO Barley Dispute with China

January 28, 2021
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Canada and Russia will join Australia’s World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), citing concerns over the wider ramifications a ruling could have on global barley markets. In May, the CCP imposed 80 percent worth of tariffs on Australian barley imports as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged “dumping” of…

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Aussie Iron Ore Miners Hit as Chinese Steel Production Wanes

January 28, 2021
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Australian iron ore companies saw their share prices dive on Wednesday in response to declining steel sector activity in China. According to RBC analyst Kaan Peker, Chinese steelmakers have been reducing production for the last five weeks, partly due to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ban on Australian coal imports into the country, and the upcoming…

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