China’s Australia Beef Ban Part of a Larger Assault on Rivals
Dispute plays into Washington’s eclipse against Beijing
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China’s rising international clout – and the US’s relative weakness – has played out this week with an ugly move by Beijing to suspend significant beef and barley imports from Australia in an attempt to force Canberra to withdraw a proposal to the World Health Association for an international investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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