Beijing’s Meat Ban Might Mean Trade War With Australia

Beijing’s Meat Ban Might Mean Trade War With Australia
Animal foods increase the production of an atherosclerosis-inducing substance called Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO).Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
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China has suspended imports from four Australian abattoirs in an escalation of trade tensions between the two nations.

The suspension comes days after China announced plans to slap an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley.