Thomas Pantle News Today

Although Australia has withstood the impact of trade sanctions in the short term, China still has significant scope to escalate trade punishments.

Sovereignty...Singapore: Australian cattle farmers and abattoirs lost half a billion in exports to China in the last two years, cotton producers were down $870 million, copper exporters $1.5 billion.But the Chinese importers did not miss those products.

The US and others have taken advantage of the icy relationship as Australia keeps spouting its tactless and clumsy war rhetoric.

The US and others have taken advantage of the icy relationship as Australia keeps spouting its tactless and clumsy war rhetoric.