Economics

China Turns to Lobsters, Wine and Coal to ‘Punish’ Australia

  • Australia’s top trade partner is said to escalate import curbs
  • Trade tensions follow disputes over 5G, pandemic, Hong Kong
Australian Rock lobsters.Photographer: Philip Gostelow/Bloomberg
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What started as a political spat between Beijing and Canberra has become a one-sided trade war that threatens serious disruption for an expanding number of Australian exporters.