China increased its import quota for Australian wool from 36,465 tons last year to 38,288 tons for 2021, according to a newly released official statement. The increase came at a time when China and Australia relations are going through a rough patch. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesA rough patch
Jan 07th, 2021 - 10:45 am - Link - Report abuse +1God this reporter is a master of understatement.
It is outright economic war by the Chinese government. Any Australian company that relies on China is not taking its fiduciary responsibilities seriously.
As for Huawei ban... the last sentence is clearly false and lazy 'journalism'.
May 2018: The Pentagon bans the sale of Huawei and ZTE phones on US military bases
Aug 2018: Australia effectively bans Huawei and ZTE from participating in 5G network build
May 2019: Trump effectively bans Huawei with a national security order
Banning handsets sales isn't the same as banning it from infrastructure. Australia led and Trump followed.
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