China’s The Global Times appears to confirm a ban on Australian coal imports amid perilous trade tensions

Chinese state media appears to have confirmed it has blocked Australian coal imports, further cementing perilous trade tensions between the two countries.

Nationalistic state-owned tabloid The Global Times reports that China’s top economic planner has approved power plants to import coal without clearance restrictions from several countries “except for Australia”.

Australian government sources say such media reports should be treated seriously…