China Threatens Tariffs on Australian Barley Imports as Aussies Push for Independent COVID-19 Investigation

China Threatens Tariffs on Australian Barley Imports as Aussies Push for Independent COVID-19 Investigation
Barley harvest in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia, on Nov 12, 2007. Greg Wood/AFP via Getty Images
Alex Joseph
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Australian trade minister Simon Birmingham said he’s “deeply concerned” after China’s Ministry of Commerce threatened to impose a tariff on Australian barley imports following claims of dumping.

In a May 10 statement, Birmingham said that the government would work with the Australian grains industry to mount the strongest possible case against China’s anti-dumping investigation.