About Scott Waldron

Scott Waldron is an Associate Professor at the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability at the University of Queensland, where he leads the China Agricultural Economics Group.

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About Darren Lim

Darren Lim is Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations at the Australian National University.

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About Victor Ferguson

Victor Ferguson is a JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology.

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When Does China Terminate Sanctions? Lessons From the Case of Australian Barley

Posted on 1 November 2023 by Scott WaldronDarren LimVictor Ferguson

Under what conditions does China terminate politically motivated barriers to trade? In August 2023, China announced it would remove tariffs on Australian barley that were imposed amid bilateral tensions in May 2020. The removal was widely celebrated for enabling the resumption of a trade that had been worth up to US$1 billion annually. Barley was one … more

China sours on Australia’s wine

Posted on 3 September 2020 by Victor Ferguson

Why might Beijing have chosen to use anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations as informal economic sanctions? On Monday this week, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced it has commenced an investigation into whether Australia has been subsidising winemakers. This follows a parallel investigation launched two weeks ago to examine allegations that Australian winemakers have also been “dumping” their … more