The Chinese government has launched a review of anti -dumping tariff measures for imported wines imported by Australia, or will cancel the tariff within the next few months to end the punitive measures that have been implemented for several years after the deterioration of the relationship between the two countries.
According to Bloomberg, the Ministry of Commerce announced that it will review the anti -dumping tariff measures for imported wine imported from Australia from Thursday (November 30). The survey should end before November 30, 2024.
Since March 2021, China's anti -dumping tariff rate imposed on Australia's imported wine has reached a maximum of 218%.This has greatly reduced Australian wines to major overseas markets in China.
After reaching an agreement with Beijing on the review of Australian wine anti -dumping tariffs, Australia suspended the appeal to the World Trade Organization on the wine anti -dumping tariff on the wine anti -dumping tariff in October this year.The review process took five months. At the time, the Australian Prime Minister issued a statement saying that "the confidence has a complete result."
A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce Shu Ting Ting on Thursday at the routine press conference, with the joint efforts of both parties, China -Australia reached a proper consensus on the proper resolution of the WTO under the framework of the WTO.
She said that the Ministry of Commerce received a review application proposed by the Australian Grape and Wine Association on October 31, requesting the Ministry of Commerce to investigate the need to continue levying anti -dumping and anti -subsidy taxes.The Ministry of Commerce reviewed the claims of the applicant and its attachments, and believed that the application met the requirements and evidence requirements and decided to accept the application and initiate a review investigation.
She also said that the Ministry of Commerce of China will carry out review and investigation in accordance with the law in accordance with the law to fully protect the rights of various stakeholders, and make objective and fairA justice ruling.
Former Australian Prime Minister Morrison asked the international community to trace the origin of crown disease epidemic in 2020 and anger Beijing, which caused Australian -China relations to fall into the trough.The Chinese government will then impose punitive tariffs on Australian barley and wine, and it also prohibits Australian coal and other goods from losing China.
After Australia's current Prime Minister Albanis took office in May last year, Australian -China relations have improved significantly. Beijing has relaxed punitive trade restrictions on Australian barley, coal, wood and other products this year.In October, Beijing also released Australian Chinese journalist Cheng Lei.NotIn the past seven years, Australian Prime Minister, which visited China.He held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang in Beijing.
The Australian Minister of Trade Farrell attended the Interview with the Asia -Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization (APEC) Summit in San Francisco in mid -November that he was confident that China would eliminate all the trade implementation of Australia before Christmas.Barrier, including Australian wine and lobster.
