Will China Initiate A Trade War Against Countries That Are Demanding A Covid-19 Coronavirus Inquiry?

Daily Mail: Fears of global trade war with China after Beijing slaps an 80 per cent tariff on Australian exports starting TODAY as brutal punishment for them demanding coronavirus inquiry – which was backed by 100 nations including the UK

* Chinese government imposed a brutal and extraordinary 80 per cent tariff on Australian exports from today
* Diplomatic relations between nations deteriorated as Australia called for probe into the spread of coronavirus
* Britain and 100 other countries also demanded inquiry, leading to fears UK could be dragged into trade war

There are fears Britain could be dragged into a global trade war with China after Beijing slapped an 80 per cent tariff on Australian exports as punishment for demanding an independent coronavirus inquiry - which 100 nations including the UK supported.

On Monday, the World Health Organization bowed to calls from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to coronavirus, which has been clouded by finger-pointing between the US and China.

The 'comprehensive evaluation,' sought by a coalition of African, European and other countries, is intended to review 'lessons learned' from WHO's coordination of the global response to the virus outbreak.

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Update: China to impose 80pc tariff on Australian barley for next five years amid global push for coronavirus investigation (ABC News Online)

WNU Editor: China hoped that by targeting Australia it would intimidate everyone else. They failed .... 122 Countries Want an Investigation into How the Coronavirus Outbreak Happened, but China Says its 'Premature' (Newsweek).