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List of Australian businesses with Chinese links leads to ‘unfair’ abuse at home as trade war rages
Winemakers have labelled a social media campaign targeting Chinese-owned companies in Australia as “unfair”, saying it has triggered online abuse and the cancellation of orders and bookings.
Key points:
- Wineries with Chinese links say a social media campaign has led to employees being abused and bookings being cancelled
- An analyst says the lists being circulated, which feature the names of businesses and brands, are not necessarily accurate
- He says countries other than China have bigger stakes in Australian wine
Lists of wineries and brands with links to China, along with captions encouraging consumers to boycott them, are being circulated on social media.
Warrick Duthy, the managing director of Kilikanoon Wines in South Australia, said his…
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