Beijing appears to be backing down from its aggressive stance on Australian goods after the Chinese regime offered to expedite a review of barley tariffs that are subject to a World Trade Organisation (WTO) action.
Since 2020, Beijing has targeted Australia with an economic coercion campaign on beef, lamb, barley, seafood, wine, coal, timber, honey, and wheat following calls from former Foreign Minister Marise Payne for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
Regarding barley, Beijing placed 80.5 percent worth of duties on Australian exports, hamstringing the goods from entering the market. The trade was worth about $916 million in 2018-19.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on April 11 that Australia had offered a pathway toward resolving the dispute….