The Chinese Communist Party is trying to punish Australia for its:
1. Investigation of slave labor
2. Criticism of Uighur genocide
3. Origins of COVID-19
China has BANNED all Australian coal imports.
This has caused black-out and brown-outs in Chinese cities.
And forcing China to increase domestic coal imports.
In a classic case of unintended consequences.
1. China has been forced to increase it’s purchases of Australian natural gas.
2. China has had to reduce its steel production because the CCP had reduced Australian iron ore imports.