China’s ‘no’ on Australian beans: what the import rejection says about trade ties

China’s recent rejection of a shipment of Australian beans citing a pesticide problem suggests that Beijing is adopting a stricter enforcement approach despite the stabilisation of trade ties over the past few years, according to experts. Ten containers of Australian mung beans were blocked by authorities in China – the largest buyer of the commodity – after tests found glyphosate residues five times above China’s permitted limit, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported last week. The..