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Australia hails global support for independent coronavirus investigation
//Australia’s foreign minister insists a motion that has won support from more than 120 countries will pave the way for an impartial, independent and comprehensive investigation into the handling of the Covid-19 outbreak.
//Draft resolution to the World Health Assembly calling for impartial evaluation of responses to the pandemic does not mention China
//Australia has been one of the most vocal and early advocates of an independent investigation into the origins and early handling of the coronavirus outbreak, a stance that has attracted strong pushback from China, which claimed it was a political “manoeuvre” against Beijing.
//Australian exporters are nervously awaiting a decision, due on Tuesday, on whether China will proceed with a plan to impose steep tariffs on barley, with key Australian ministers reporting they have struggled to secure phone calls with their Chinese counterparts.
//But China has been noticeably less critical of the European Union’s attempt to marshal support for its motion to the WHA which, among other things, proposes a review of lessons learned.
//The Australian government has kept the door open to taking the issue to the World Trade Organisation if China proceeds with plans to impose tariffs of around 80% on Australian barley imports.
//The New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said New Zealand was backing the motion because it was “sensible” to learn the lessons of Covid-19.
Full Article: The Guardiance,(18-May)
Further reading:
"They Were Us": New York Times Frontpage Names Nearly 100,000 Deceased Patients of Coronavirus Outbreak
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/21122
#Coronavirus #Australia #122countries #WHA #Tariff #Investigation #China #WHO
Australia hails global support for independent coronavirus investigation
//Australia’s foreign minister insists a motion that has won support from more than 120 countries will pave the way for an impartial, independent and comprehensive investigation into the handling of the Covid-19 outbreak.
//Draft resolution to the World Health Assembly calling for impartial evaluation of responses to the pandemic does not mention China
//Australia has been one of the most vocal and early advocates of an independent investigation into the origins and early handling of the coronavirus outbreak, a stance that has attracted strong pushback from China, which claimed it was a political “manoeuvre” against Beijing.
//Australian exporters are nervously awaiting a decision, due on Tuesday, on whether China will proceed with a plan to impose steep tariffs on barley, with key Australian ministers reporting they have struggled to secure phone calls with their Chinese counterparts.
//But China has been noticeably less critical of the European Union’s attempt to marshal support for its motion to the WHA which, among other things, proposes a review of lessons learned.
//The Australian government has kept the door open to taking the issue to the World Trade Organisation if China proceeds with plans to impose tariffs of around 80% on Australian barley imports.
//The New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said New Zealand was backing the motion because it was “sensible” to learn the lessons of Covid-19.
Full Article: The Guardiance,(18-May)
Further reading:
"They Were Us": New York Times Frontpage Names Nearly 100,000 Deceased Patients of Coronavirus Outbreak
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/21122
#Coronavirus #Australia #122countries #WHA #Tariff #Investigation #China #WHO
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Australia hails global support for independent coronavirus investigation
Draft resolution to the World Health Assembly calling for impartial evaluation of responses to the pandemic does not mention China, but is backed by 122 countries
Australia's Trade Minister: China's trade 'autocracy' hurts Australia, hinders global economic recovery
Although Australia has just signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) with China that seeks to achieve zero tariffs on each other, China has imposed tariffs of up to 212% on Australian wine imports yesterday (28 November). In the face of China's continued trade pressure, Australia's Trade Minister Simon Birmingham criticized China's "dictatorship" in trade, which not only affects Australian businesses, but also hinders the recovery of the global economy from the epidemic. Birmingham said he is prepared to escalate the dispute to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for settlement.
In a television appearance on Sunday (29 November), Birmingham stressed that even though Australia welcomes China's growing economy, he criticized China for becoming overconfident, “what we want to see is that confidence turning for the better, and working with other countries to be able to work together to drive the global economy, rather than being an isolated economic pressure cooker. These actions not only hurt Australian businesses ... but also undermine confidence in the global economy. It also damages the confidence in the global economy, which is not detrimental to the world's recovery from the pandemic.”
Source: Apple Daily #Nov29
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201129/ZTOLDJ6PZJHA3M6ZG7WNUSJTOU/
#China #Austalia #ChinaAustralianRelations #AustralianEconomy #AustralianWineIndustry #tariff #RCEP #SimonBirmingham
Although Australia has just signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) with China that seeks to achieve zero tariffs on each other, China has imposed tariffs of up to 212% on Australian wine imports yesterday (28 November). In the face of China's continued trade pressure, Australia's Trade Minister Simon Birmingham criticized China's "dictatorship" in trade, which not only affects Australian businesses, but also hinders the recovery of the global economy from the epidemic. Birmingham said he is prepared to escalate the dispute to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for settlement.
In a television appearance on Sunday (29 November), Birmingham stressed that even though Australia welcomes China's growing economy, he criticized China for becoming overconfident, “what we want to see is that confidence turning for the better, and working with other countries to be able to work together to drive the global economy, rather than being an isolated economic pressure cooker. These actions not only hurt Australian businesses ... but also undermine confidence in the global economy. It also damages the confidence in the global economy, which is not detrimental to the world's recovery from the pandemic.”
Source: Apple Daily #Nov29
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201129/ZTOLDJ6PZJHA3M6ZG7WNUSJTOU/
#China #Austalia #ChinaAustralianRelations #AustralianEconomy #AustralianWineIndustry #tariff #RCEP #SimonBirmingham