China has continued to impose trade sanctions and tariffs on Chinese-Australian trade, following Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s push to investigate the origins of COVID-19.
The sanctions and tariffs have had a prominent impact on Australia’s agricultural industries, with barley, beef, wine and cotton trade being affected, in addition to timber and coal.
The Australian Government has encouraged exporters to expand trade to other markets, and is preparing to lodge a complaint against China to the World Trade Organisation.