Canberra has asked Beijing to clarify whether it has formally banned Australian coal, warning that such a move would breach World Trade Organization rules and harm both countries.
Scott Morrison, Australia’s prime minister, said on Tuesday that he was seeking explanations about Chinese state media reports that the country’s top economic advisory body decided at the weekend to allow power stations to import coal without clearance restrictions, with the exception of Australia.
The development follows Beijing’s imposition of informal trade sanctions, which have left dozens of cargo ships carrying Australian coal stranded off the Chinese coast and unable to unload shipments, in some cases for months.
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