Australian beef is seen at a supermarket in Beijing on May 12, 2020. - China suspended imports from four major Australian beef suppliers on May 12, just weeks after Beijing's ambassador warned of a consumer boycott in retaliation for Canberra's push to probe the origins of the coronavirus. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Beijing’s has suspended beef imports from a fifth Australian abattoir, just hours after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced new laws which could spell the end of controversial Chinese-backed agreements in Australia, including Victoria’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Confucius Institutes.
The Chinese General Administration of Customs suspended imports from Queensland beef producer, and family-owned business, John Dee Warwick.
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