(CNN) — Politicians from various Western countries have asked consumers to buy Australian wine in order to fight back against China's punitive tariffs on the beverage. "By drinking a bottle or two of Australian wine and letting the Chinese Communist Party know that we will not be bullied," added Elisabet Lann, a municipal councilor from Sweden's Christian Democrats. Tony Battaglene, CEO of Australian Grape and Wine, a national association, said Beijing's tariffs have endangered business with mainland China. "Having the extent of these interim tariffs, I mean essentially they will close the market to Australian bottled wine, to premium wine, in China. Related content China targets Australian wine again as trade tensions escalateChina's Commerce Ministry announced Friday that its decision was made after finding preliminary evidence of dumping.

Source: CNN December 02, 2020 17:15 UTC