China imposed unofficial bans on the imports of a variety of Australian products- including coal, lobsters and log timers – in late 2020, after Canberra supported calls for an international investigation into China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: AP
China coking coal imports down 25 per cent due to Australia, Mongolia ‘gap’ caused by unofficial ban, border closure
- China imported 54.7 million tonnes of coking coal – an essential ingredient in the production of steel – last year, down by 24.6 per cent from 2020
- China only started to allow Australian coking and thermal coal that had been stranded at its ports due to an unofficial ban to be imported in the final three months of 2021
China imposed unofficial bans on the imports of a variety of Australian products- including coal, lobsters and log timers – in late 2020, after Canberra supported calls for an international investigation into China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: AP
