The Australian government has announced that it will file a lawsuit against the WTO, the World Trade Organization, for unfair measures by China to add tariffs on Australian wines.
In March, the Chinese government added a tariff of 116.2% to 218.4% on Australian wines, saying that dumping, which is imported unreasonably cheaply, has caused damage to the Chinese industry. I started.
Australia's trade minister, Taehan, issued a statement on the 19th, stating that China's measures were unjustified and would file a lawsuit with the WTO.
"The WTO complaint is in line with our support for rules-based trade," said Trade Minister Taehan.
Regarding bilateral relations, Australia said last year that an independent investigation into the source of the new coronavirus was necessary, while China strongly opposed and restricted imports of agricultural products from Australia. The relationship is chilling, such as launching one after another.