Australian Wine on the Menu After China Drops Barley Tariffs

An employee works as Australian-made wine (on display shelves on right) at a store in Beijing on Aug. 18, 2020, the same day that the Chinese regime ramped up tensions with Australia after it launched a probe into wine imports from the country, the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter row after the Australian government called for an probe into the origins of COVID-19. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

The federal government is hoping that China’s move to drop tariffs on Australian barley will pave the way for Australian wine which still faces import taxes.

On August 4 the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) confirmed that it was no longer necessary to continue with the crippling taxes on Australian imports due to “changes in the market situation of barely in China.”