Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China has no 'justification' to use Foot and Mouth Disease - which hasn't been detected in Australia for over a century - as a reason to ban Aussie beef.
The Aussie beef industry has been on edge since Monday after a Chinese media report claimed that Beijing had suspended its customs clearance for all Australian and New Zealand agricultural imports.
On Tuesday Mr Albanese responded to the claims, telling the ABC: “We’re acting on the Foot and Mouth Disease, we’ve acted very strongly”. “We are aware of rumours. The Australian Embassy in Beijing has been in contact with China Customs and no formal notification has been issued,” Mr Watt said on Tuesday.
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