Australia: Taking China to WTO Over Wine Tariffs Enables Negotiations

Australia: Taking China to WTO Over Wine Tariffs Enables Negotiations
Bottles of Australian wine are seen at a store selling imported wine in Beijing, China, on Nov. 27, 2020. Florence Lo/Reuters
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MELBOURNE—Australia’s complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over China’s anti-dumping duties on wine exports should enable bilateral negotiations, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Sunday.

The government filed a complaint on Saturday over duties that were applied last year and nearly wiped out exports of Australian wine to the Chinese market.