Australia urges allies to drink its wine to counter China ‘bullying’
A global alliance of parliamentarians has urged people to buy a bottle of Australian wine during the festive season in a campaign designed to stand up against “bullying” by China.
The campaign follows Beijing’s imposition of punitive tariffs on Australian exports to China and the publication of an incendiary social media post last week by a senior Chinese diplomat.
Beijing imposed range of sanctions on Canberra after call for inquiry into Covid-19 origins.
“This isn’t just an attack on Australia. It’s an attack on free countries everywhere,” said Kimberley Kitching, an Australian senator, in the IPAC video.
Source: Financial Times #Dec02
https://www.ft.com/content/f95e1294-d93c-418c-afe3-1c23c2ea03c5
#AussieWine #Australia #China #AustraliaChina
A global alliance of parliamentarians has urged people to buy a bottle of Australian wine during the festive season in a campaign designed to stand up against “bullying” by China.
The campaign follows Beijing’s imposition of punitive tariffs on Australian exports to China and the publication of an incendiary social media post last week by a senior Chinese diplomat.
Beijing imposed range of sanctions on Canberra after call for inquiry into Covid-19 origins.
“This isn’t just an attack on Australia. It’s an attack on free countries everywhere,” said Kimberley Kitching, an Australian senator, in the IPAC video.
Source: Financial Times #Dec02
https://www.ft.com/content/f95e1294-d93c-418c-afe3-1c23c2ea03c5
#AussieWine #Australia #China #AustraliaChina
WA Museum Boola Bardip denies changes to a China display were due to political pressure
After complaint from WA Chinese consul general, the state museum of Western Australia changed description of Covid-19 as virus “originating in China” and included Taiwan in map of China.
Mark Harrison, a senior lecture in Chinese studies at the University of Tasmania, said this was “not correct” and the museum had overstepped Australia’s own foreign police on Taiwan.
A museum spokeswoman added, “Whatever people’s personal views may be about international politics, as a museum we deal in facts. Suggestions that updates were made in response to coercion are without substance. The changes were made in the interests of factual accuracy.”
Source: The Guardian #Dec04
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/04/wa-museum-boola-bardip-denies-changes-to-china-display-were-due-to-political-pressure?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#WAMuseum #Australia #AustraliaChina #China #CovidOrigin #Taiwan
After complaint from WA Chinese consul general, the state museum of Western Australia changed description of Covid-19 as virus “originating in China” and included Taiwan in map of China.
Mark Harrison, a senior lecture in Chinese studies at the University of Tasmania, said this was “not correct” and the museum had overstepped Australia’s own foreign police on Taiwan.
A museum spokeswoman added, “Whatever people’s personal views may be about international politics, as a museum we deal in facts. Suggestions that updates were made in response to coercion are without substance. The changes were made in the interests of factual accuracy.”
Source: The Guardian #Dec04
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/04/wa-museum-boola-bardip-denies-changes-to-china-display-were-due-to-political-pressure?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#WAMuseum #Australia #AustraliaChina #China #CovidOrigin #Taiwan
European Union condemns China over “irresponsible tweet about Australian military”.
The statement from the EU and Japan come after the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France and New Zealand criticised the actions a Chinese foreign ministry official in tweeting a digitally created image depicting an Australian solider cutting the throat of a child in Afghanistan.
Japan’s embassy in Canberra reiterated that “trade should never be used as a tool to apply political pressure”, and Japan would “duly consider how to exercise our third party rights if Australia proceeds with their case” at the World Trade Organization against China’s barley tariffs.
“We consider the deliberate dissemination of a fabricated image via social media accounts affiliated with China’s ministry of foreign affairs to be irresponsible, insensitive and not at all constructive, particularly given the subject in question,” the EU’s spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy , Nabila Mascali said
Source: The Guardian #Dec04
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/04/european-union-condemns-china-over-irresponsible-tweet-about-australian-military?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #WTO #Trade #Japan #EU
The statement from the EU and Japan come after the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France and New Zealand criticised the actions a Chinese foreign ministry official in tweeting a digitally created image depicting an Australian solider cutting the throat of a child in Afghanistan.
Japan’s embassy in Canberra reiterated that “trade should never be used as a tool to apply political pressure”, and Japan would “duly consider how to exercise our third party rights if Australia proceeds with their case” at the World Trade Organization against China’s barley tariffs.
“We consider the deliberate dissemination of a fabricated image via social media accounts affiliated with China’s ministry of foreign affairs to be irresponsible, insensitive and not at all constructive, particularly given the subject in question,” the EU’s spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy , Nabila Mascali said
Source: The Guardian #Dec04
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/04/european-union-condemns-china-over-irresponsible-tweet-about-australian-military?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #WTO #Trade #Japan #EU
the Guardian
European Union condemns China over 'irresponsible' tweet about Australian military
Regional bloc says it has raised the issue directly with Chinese vice-foreign minister
Australia wants China coal ban will contravene WTO rules
Canberra has asked Beijing to clarify whether it has formally banned Australian coal, warning that such a move would breach Would Trade Organization rules and harm both countries.
Due to informal trade sanctions imposed by Beijing, dozens of cargo ships carrying Australian coal stranded off the Chinese coast and was unable to unload shipments, in some cases for months.
Citi analyst Paul McTaggart said China’s decision on blocking Australian’s coal would lead to a rerouting of global supply, whereby Chinese steel producers would by more coking coal from North America and European producers would buy more Australian coal. Coal prices rose sharply in December 2020.
Source: FT #Dec15
https://www.ft.com/content/2a8ebd12-b30c-4aed-8028-8b31e5e8d667
#AustraliaChina #TradeSanction #Coal #Citi
Canberra has asked Beijing to clarify whether it has formally banned Australian coal, warning that such a move would breach Would Trade Organization rules and harm both countries.
Due to informal trade sanctions imposed by Beijing, dozens of cargo ships carrying Australian coal stranded off the Chinese coast and was unable to unload shipments, in some cases for months.
Citi analyst Paul McTaggart said China’s decision on blocking Australian’s coal would lead to a rerouting of global supply, whereby Chinese steel producers would by more coking coal from North America and European producers would buy more Australian coal. Coal prices rose sharply in December 2020.
Source: FT #Dec15
https://www.ft.com/content/2a8ebd12-b30c-4aed-8028-8b31e5e8d667
#AustraliaChina #TradeSanction #Coal #Citi
China formalises cut to Australian coal imports, state media reports
The Chinese state reported that China has formalised import restrictions targeting Australia’s $14bn coal exports and China would prioritise imports from Mongolia, Indonesia and Russia. Also, power companies will share inventory to ensure prices do not exceed 640 yuan ($97.8) per ton.
The National Development and Reform Commission met 10 major power companies on the weekend and granted approval for them to import coal without clearance restrictions, except for Australia.
Due to China’s import restrictions, at least 60 bulk carriers holding hundreds of millions tonnes of Australian coal stranded off the Chinese coast.
Source: The Guardian #Dec14
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/14/china-formalises-cut-to-australias-coal-imports-state-media-reports?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #Coal #TradeRestriction #AustralianCoal
The Chinese state reported that China has formalised import restrictions targeting Australia’s $14bn coal exports and China would prioritise imports from Mongolia, Indonesia and Russia. Also, power companies will share inventory to ensure prices do not exceed 640 yuan ($97.8) per ton.
The National Development and Reform Commission met 10 major power companies on the weekend and granted approval for them to import coal without clearance restrictions, except for Australia.
Due to China’s import restrictions, at least 60 bulk carriers holding hundreds of millions tonnes of Australian coal stranded off the Chinese coast.
Source: The Guardian #Dec14
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/14/china-formalises-cut-to-australias-coal-imports-state-media-reports?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #Coal #TradeRestriction #AustralianCoal
‘Politics come first’ as ban on Australian coal worsens China’s power cuts
Mid of December, more than a dozen Chinese cities have imposed restrictions on electricity use as growing demand for energy owing to the country’s post-coronavirus economic recovery collides head on with a shortage of thermal coal. The shortage underscores the dilemma Chinese authorities face in balancing their muscular approach to international diplomacy with the needs of the economy.
Authorities in at least four Chinese provinces have recently asked residents and businesses to cut electricity consumption, according to public announcements.
“The import curb is enough to change the industry landscape,” said a director at China Huadian Corporation, one of the nation’s largest energy groups. “Many local power plants depend on Australian coal due to its higher efficiency and now they are having trouble finding an alternative.”
Source: Financial Times #Dec23
https://www.ft.com/content/e83fffeb-3ef2-4b67-8989-6d17f153d8d4
#AustraliaChina #Coal #ElecricityChina
Mid of December, more than a dozen Chinese cities have imposed restrictions on electricity use as growing demand for energy owing to the country’s post-coronavirus economic recovery collides head on with a shortage of thermal coal. The shortage underscores the dilemma Chinese authorities face in balancing their muscular approach to international diplomacy with the needs of the economy.
Authorities in at least four Chinese provinces have recently asked residents and businesses to cut electricity consumption, according to public announcements.
“The import curb is enough to change the industry landscape,” said a director at China Huadian Corporation, one of the nation’s largest energy groups. “Many local power plants depend on Australian coal due to its higher efficiency and now they are having trouble finding an alternative.”
Source: Financial Times #Dec23
https://www.ft.com/content/e83fffeb-3ef2-4b67-8989-6d17f153d8d4
#AustraliaChina #Coal #ElecricityChina
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‘Politics come first’ as ban on Australian coal worsens China’s power cuts
Factories and street lights shut down to save energy as embargo contributes to shortages
China’s Attacks on Australian Goods Take Many Different Forms
After a year of steadily worsening relations between Beijing and Canberra, China has imposed a raft of trade measures blocking billions of dollars’ worth of Australian commodities.
The restrictions targeting shipments of beef, barley, coal, lobster, wine and timber have taken on many forms. Some measures are precise, such as anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on barley, allowing Australia to escalate the matter to the World Trade Organization. Others, ranging from verbal notices to bans on individual companies, are less clear-cut.
Source: Bloomberg #Dec18
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-17/china-s-attacks-on-australian-goods-take-many-different-forms
#AustraliaChina #WTO #Antidumping #China
After a year of steadily worsening relations between Beijing and Canberra, China has imposed a raft of trade measures blocking billions of dollars’ worth of Australian commodities.
The restrictions targeting shipments of beef, barley, coal, lobster, wine and timber have taken on many forms. Some measures are precise, such as anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on barley, allowing Australia to escalate the matter to the World Trade Organization. Others, ranging from verbal notices to bans on individual companies, are less clear-cut.
Source: Bloomberg #Dec18
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-17/china-s-attacks-on-australian-goods-take-many-different-forms
#AustraliaChina #WTO #Antidumping #China
China-Australia trade war forces winemakers to look to US, UK, and India to market
Australian winemakers are looking to Britain, the U.S. and India as alternative markets, as tensions with China brought about by the coronavirus pandemic force the industry to seek stability in 2021.
"We are fighting with every other wine producing nation in the world for a slice of that market,” Lee McLean, from industry group Australian Grape and Wine, said.
Bruce Tyrrell from Tyrrell's Wines in the Hunter Valley said he believed the American and British markets were worth expanding, but, his strategy was to grow his exports in other Asian countries and build entirely new markets in Central Asia.
India is another growth area, however high duties and taxes on imported wine mean it is not an overly attractive market for many producers just yet.
The wine industry is calling on the Federal Government to finalise a bilateral trade deal with India, known as the Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, that has been in the works for 9 years.
Source: ABC #Jan02
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-01-02/china-australia-trade-war-winemakers-look-for-new-markets-covid/13026228
#AustralianWine #AustraliaChina
Australian winemakers are looking to Britain, the U.S. and India as alternative markets, as tensions with China brought about by the coronavirus pandemic force the industry to seek stability in 2021.
"We are fighting with every other wine producing nation in the world for a slice of that market,” Lee McLean, from industry group Australian Grape and Wine, said.
Bruce Tyrrell from Tyrrell's Wines in the Hunter Valley said he believed the American and British markets were worth expanding, but, his strategy was to grow his exports in other Asian countries and build entirely new markets in Central Asia.
India is another growth area, however high duties and taxes on imported wine mean it is not an overly attractive market for many producers just yet.
The wine industry is calling on the Federal Government to finalise a bilateral trade deal with India, known as the Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, that has been in the works for 9 years.
Source: ABC #Jan02
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-01-02/china-australia-trade-war-winemakers-look-for-new-markets-covid/13026228
#AustralianWine #AustraliaChina
www.abc.net.au
'We don't need to be licking the boots of China': Australian winemakers look for new markets
As Australian trade officials attempt to negotiate their way out of trade disputes with China, many of the nation's winemakers are conceding it is time to find more reliable countries to trade with.
‘Disconnect between words and actions’: Australia responds to Xi
During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Xi Jinping implored world leaders to abandon confrontation and work together.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Xi’s rhetoric did not match reality after Beijing launched trade strikes on up to $20 billion in Australian exports last year due to disputes over coronavirus, national security and human rights.
The Australian government has taken little encouragement from Xi’s appeal to “end the misguided approach of antagonism and confrontation,” Frydenberg said Australia would not compromise on the national interest and those were “non-negotiable issues for us”.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald #Jan27
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/disconnect-between-words-and-actions-australia-responds-to-xi-20210127-p56xa2.html
#AustraliaChina #XiJinping #WorldEconomicForum #China #Australia
During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Xi Jinping implored world leaders to abandon confrontation and work together.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Xi’s rhetoric did not match reality after Beijing launched trade strikes on up to $20 billion in Australian exports last year due to disputes over coronavirus, national security and human rights.
The Australian government has taken little encouragement from Xi’s appeal to “end the misguided approach of antagonism and confrontation,” Frydenberg said Australia would not compromise on the national interest and those were “non-negotiable issues for us”.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald #Jan27
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/disconnect-between-words-and-actions-australia-responds-to-xi-20210127-p56xa2.html
#AustraliaChina #XiJinping #WorldEconomicForum #China #Australia
Australia threatens to take China to WTO and backs Boris Johnson's stance on Uighur abuses
Australia’s trade minister threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization over its “unjustifiable” decision to increase duties on Australian wine imports for up to five years. China’s commerce ministry announced levies ranging from 116.2% to 218.4% would be slapped on Australian wine imports from Mar 30.
Australia also called for the WTO to investigate Chinese tariffs on barley imports, following a series of economic sanctions or disruptions to Australian products to China’s vast market.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries have reached their lowest since the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Source: The Guardian #Mar27
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/27/australia-threatens-to-take-china-to-wto-and-backs-boris-johnsons-stance-on-uighur-abuses?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #AussieWine #China #WTO
Australia’s trade minister threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization over its “unjustifiable” decision to increase duties on Australian wine imports for up to five years. China’s commerce ministry announced levies ranging from 116.2% to 218.4% would be slapped on Australian wine imports from Mar 30.
Australia also called for the WTO to investigate Chinese tariffs on barley imports, following a series of economic sanctions or disruptions to Australian products to China’s vast market.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries have reached their lowest since the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Source: The Guardian #Mar27
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/27/australia-threatens-to-take-china-to-wto-and-backs-boris-johnsons-stance-on-uighur-abuses?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #AussieWine #China #WTO