Australia and China officials to meet as WTO barley dispute ruling looms
Barley
Australia
China
Published Apr 1, 2023
Tridge summary
Australian and Chinese officials will meet next week to discuss how to normalise trade, a source told Reuters, as diplomatic ties thaw and as a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on Australia's complaint about Chinese barley tariffs is due.
Original content
SYDNEY (March 31): A final WTO report on the barley dispute is due to be delivered to China and Australia on Friday (March 31), according to the WTO website, which also shows an interim report would have been delivered to the two nations weeks earlier. Under the WTO dispute process, the findings on whether trade rules have been broken and any remedy will be distributed to all WTO members within three weeks of the final report, and its recommendation adopted within 60 days unless there is an appeal. The likely public release of the WTO ruling within weeks comes as dialogue between the two nations steps up and Australia presses China to lift a series of trade blockages. Assistant Trade Minister Tim Ayres said on Friday that Australia was "confident that the applications that we've made would be successful in the normal course of events" but was also discussing the WTO case with China. "If there's progress and it's in the national interest, well, we are absolutely prepared to deal ...
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