Australia-China trade rift
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China has imposed anti-dumping measures on Australian wine, suspended imports of beef and blocked shipments of coal amid ongoing trade tensions between Canberra and Beijing
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Australian trade with China 
Exports to China 
Imports from China

2017: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull orders investigation
into Chinese Communist Party’s activity in Australia

Apr 2020: Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls for international investigation into origins of Covid-19 virus

Dec 2015: China- Australia Free Trade Agreement comes into force – opens opportunities in Australia’s largest export market

Aug 2019: Huawei banned from Australia’s 5G mobile network

A$ billions 
150 120 90 60 30 0

2014-15     2015-16   2016-17   2017-18   2018-19   2019-20

75 57 75 61 95 61 106 68 134 78 150.5 80.9
  
Nov 2020: Ships carrying 5.7 million tonnes of coal blocked from Chinese ports

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Sources: Australian Bureau Of Statistics, Financial Review Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS