6 Min Read (Repeats item with no changes in text. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) * GRAPHIC - Australia's exports to China vs exports of metal ores, coal: tmsnrt.rs/3pnQwPJ LAUNCESTON, Australia, Jan 27 (Reuters) - China is paying a heavy toll for its efforts to punish Australia by banning or restricting certain commodity imports, while conversely Australia seems to have avoided any serious financial ramifications so far. It is perhaps surprising that the authorities in Beijing, having witnessed how the trade war launched by former U.S. President Donald Trump backfired on his own country, would be keen to try the same thing on Australia.