Canberra is referring China to the World Trade Organization over Beijing’s imposition of punitive tariffs on Australian barley imports, escalating a bitter diplomatic and trade dispute.
Simon Birmingham, Australia’s trade minister, said on Wednesday that Canberra reserved the right to appeal several other Chinese trade sanctions levied against Australian coal, beef, timber and lobsters in recent months to the WTO.
In May, Beijing imposed tariffs of 80 per cent on Australian barley, alleging imports were sold below cost in China and that Canberra had subsidised growers in contravention of WTO rules. Canberra rejects the claims and warns the tariffs risk crippling a A$2bn ($1.5bn) a year industry.
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