Beijing has officially admitted it is running a trade war against Australia to punish the nation for not siding with the communist regime on political and ideological grounds. Beijing has previously stated its trade sanctions and bans on multiple Australian goods like beef, wine, barley, timber, and coal, were due to poor quality control and pests, or other non-political reasons. However, the spokesperson for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhao Lijian, told reporters point-blank on July 6 that Australia would not be able to freely trade and profit from China while it stood against it on international affairs. “We will not allow any country to reap benefits from doing business with China while groundlessly accusing and smearing China and undermining China’s core interests based on ideology,” Zhao said. Zhao also blamed the Australian government for its industries losing business, saying that the trade sanctions were justified …