SYDNEY: China effectively banned Australian barley imports after concluding Canberra's water market was a subsidy for growers, documents showed on Tuesday, a position Australian government sources described as ludicrous.
Australia said it was considering an appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as it tries to dampen fears that China is launching a trade war in retaliation for Australia's calls for an investigation into the origin of the novel coronavirus.
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