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China-Australia trade war: Canberra is now Beijing’s whipping boy
First, it was barley. Then beef and coal. Now its lobster, timber and wine. Australia faces a stark choice in its economic showdown with China: Bend the knee, or else.It started in April. Defence Minister Marise Payne took to the world stage to call for a World Health Organisation investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
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Soon after, Australian produce such as barley, copper and sugar products began to be singled out.
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