![China’s Tariffs on Australian Barley: Coercion, Protectionism, or Both? China’s Tariffs on Australian Barley: Coercion, Protectionism, or Both?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-19-5.jpg)
China’s Tariffs on Australian Barley: Coercion, Protectionism, or Both?
By Scott Waldron
The Chinese anti-dumping tariffs on Australian barley have been widely interpreted as revenge for Australia’s call for a COVID-19 investigation. But there are other factors at play.