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After China's tariffs on Australian wine, global campaign calls for people to drink a 'bottle or two'
Posted 7hhours ago, updated 3hhours ago
Slovakian MEP Miriam Lexmann said supporting Australian wine would "stand against Xi Jinping's authoritarian bullying".
A global alliance of parliamentarians have called on their compatriots to "stand against authoritarian bullying" as they launch a campaign to support Australian winemakers battered by Chinese trade tariffs. Key points:
China imposed tariffs on all Australian wine ranging from 107 to 200 per cent
The industry has become the latest victim of Beijing's trade spat with Canberra
MPs from around the world have called on their citizens to drink Australian wine in December
In a short video released on Tuesday, a number of MPs from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) called on their citizens to ditch their national beverages this December in a bid to support the Australian wine industry.
IPAC represents more than 200 MPs from 19 countries who describe themselves as a "cross-party group of legislators working towards reform on how democratic countries approach China".
In the video, Labor senator Kimberley Kitching said China's recent behaviour amounted to an attempt to "bully" Australia into "abandoning its values", while noting Beijing's list of 14 grievances and suspension of a number of Australian exports.
"This isn't just an attack on Australia. It's an attack on free countries everywhere," Senator Kitching said.
Later, Miriam Lexmann — a Slovakian member of the European Parliament — invited people to "stand against Xi Jinping's authoritarian bullying".
Swedish councillor Elisabet Lann implored people to "let the Chinese Communist Party know we will not be bullied" by drinking a "bottle or two of Australian wine".
