China has halted its beef imports from Australia’s four largest meat processors, amid a dispute over the Australian government’s call for an investigation into the origin of the new coronavirus. Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said on Tuesday that the country’s Kilcoy Pastoral Company, JBS’s Beef City, Dinmore plants, and ...
China on Monday rejected Australia’s call for a probe examining the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. But Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the accusations disrespected “the Chinese people’s tremendous efforts and sacrifices” in fighting the contagion. “Any question about China’s transparency in the prevention and control of ...
