Category: China’s import ban

Beijing Again Hints at Coal Import Restrictions as Australia, US, and UK Shore Up Military Alliance

News Analysis Chinese authorities ended an unofficial ban on Australian coal import earlier this year, but Australia’s recent efforts to strengthen its defense force angered China’s communist leaders. The U.S. State Department on March 16 approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of up to 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles to Australia. This approval came just three…


Taiwan Condemns China’s Fruit Ban as a ‘Hostile Act’

China notified Taiwan on Sunday of its decision to halt imports of wax and custard apples from the democratically governed island, stating that the ban would take effect Monday. Taiwan denounced the move as a “hostile act.” Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu stated on Twitter that, following a series of military threats, China is weaponizing…