TARIFFS – CHINA

China cereal killer threat

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, Brad Thompson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 11-May-20

China is threatening to impose tariffs of over 80 per cent on Australian barley, with the federal government given 10 days to argue why they should not be imposed. China’s threat comes after an 18-month investigation into allegations that Australia was dumping its barley in China. Farmers and grain grower groups have consistently maintained the investigation was politically motivated, while Australia has not ruled out the possibility of taking China to the World Trade Organisation over the dispute. The Chinese market was worth just under $600 million to Australian barley farmers in 2019.

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Finance, tourism, health win China deal

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 8 : 17-Nov-14

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Chinese President Xi Jinping will sign a free trade agreement on 17 November 2014, after a decade of negotiations. It is believed that tariffs on about 85 per cent of Australian exports to China will be scrapped when the deal commences, rising to 93 per cent in the next four years. Service industries in particular are set to benefit from the deal, including law firms, tourism operators, financial services providers and health care groups

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, CHINA. MINISTRY OF FINANCE