China drops barriers to Australian hay as trade relations improve

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[1/2] Printed Chinese and Australian flags are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights CANBERRA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Thursday that China was removing barriers to imports of hay from Australia, the latest step towards normalising trade relations. China restricted imports of a range of commodities from Australia in 2020 after Australia called for an inquiry into the origins of COVID-19, but began to remove these barriers following a change of government in Canberra last year. Australian exports of commodities including barley, coal and timber to China resumed earlier...