A toast to the possible end of Chinese tariffs on Australian wine
Officials in Beijing appear to be done fermenting trouble
SO MUCH WINE has gurgled up in Australia in recent years that analysts have been measuring the surplus in terms of Olympic-size swimming pools. The last reading suggests the plonk would fill hundreds. Some 4,000km away, in Hong Kong, something similar is now happening. Cases of Australian wine are sitting in the city’s warehouses, much more than Hong Kongers can imbibe (safely). Grudge-holding officials in Beijing are fermenting this trouble—but perhaps not for much longer.
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This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “Vino vinci ”
From the March 16th 2024 edition
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