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Wines: Australia files a complaint against China at the WTO

2021-06-23T11:34:09.232Z


The move comes after the G7, where Australia argued for a firmer stance on China's trade practices. Australia has officially filed a complaint against China with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over tariffs imposed by Beijing on Australian wines, the government said on Saturday. Read also: The Pacific trade duel continues, China taxes Australian wine The complaint follows intensive consultations with Australian wine producers, said the government, which has said it is open to direct negotia


Australia has officially filed a complaint against China with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over tariffs imposed by Beijing on Australian wines, the government said on Saturday.

Read also: The Pacific trade duel continues, China taxes Australian wine

The complaint follows intensive consultations with Australian wine producers, said the government, which has said it is open to direct negotiations with China to resolve the issue. The move is a further step in the trade dispute between Australia and its major trading partner and follows warnings from Prime Minister Scott Morrison about his government's willingness to respond to all countries that attempt to use "

coercion

".

economic

”against him.

It also comes after a summit of the seven most industrialized countries, the G7, in Great Britain where Australia had called for a firmer attitude towards China's trade practices.

Beijing has imposed economic sanctions on a range of Australian products in recent months, including tariffs on agricultural products, coal, or wine, as well as measures targeting tourism.

Read also: Australian wine: China adds additional taxes

Many in Australia believe that they are above all retaliation against the refusal of Chinese investments in sectors deemed strategic and against Australia's calls for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus epidemic, which began in China at the end of the day. 2019. Australia has already filed a complaint against China with the WTO for tariffs on its barley exports.

Source: lefigaro

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