China Lifts Import Bans on Three Australian Meat Suppliers

Move signals improvement in bilateral relations, but restrictions remain on eight other suppliers.

China has lifted import bans on three Australian meat suppliers, signaling an improvement in trade relations between the two countries.
The bans were originally imposed due to COVID-19 cases among staff and incorrectly labeled products at Australian abattoirs.
Despite the lift, China still bans meat from eight other Australian slaughter houses.
Australian officials are working towards resolving the remaining trade issues, with Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles emphasizing the importance of stabilizing the relationship with China.
China has lifted most of its punitive trade barriers, which cost Australian exporters $14 billion a year at their peak, since Australia’s government changed.