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Dec 10, 2020 3:01 AM UTC BEIJING China s Commerce Ministry said Thursday that it would impose temporary antisubsidy tariffs on Australia-imported wines, adding more levies after hefty antidumping duties applied two weeks ago. The ministry said the temporary duties of 6.3% to 6.4% will take effect Friday. The action came after Beijing imposed antidumping duties of 107.1% to 212.1% on Australian wine in late November, as an investigation found exporters dumped cheap wine into the Chinese market. The latest measure is expected to add more tension to bilateral relations, which went sour after Canberra called for a probe into the origins of the coronavirus, angering Beijing.