Wine Industry Pundits Back Australian Government Stance on China Trade

Wine Industry Pundits Back Australian Government Stance on China Trade
Chardonnay grapes lie rotting on the ground at a grower's vineyard on the Mornington Peninsula May 6, 2005 in Melbourne, Australia. Mark Dadswell/Getty Images
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Wine industry pundits are backing the Australian government’s firm stance on the Beijing-instigated trade dispute with the country, which has snared a range of export industries including beef, barley, coal, wine, cotton, and timber.

The CEO of Victorian-based Tahbilk Wines said Prime Minister Scott Morrison was right to stand firm on Australia’s sovereignty and not cave to the demands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).