Here's what Reuter says:BEIJING (Reuters) - Australia's ties...

Here's what Reuter says:

BEIJING (Reuters) - Australia's ties with top trade partner China soured in 2018 when it became the first country to publicly ban China's Huawei from its 5G network, and worsened after Canberra called for an enquiry into the origins of the coronavirus.

Tit-for-tat diplomatic reprisals have since followed, including raids on the homes of Chinese journalists in Australia, evacuation of some Australian journalists from China and a raft of trade measures imposed by China on Australian exports.

China is by far Australia's top overall export market, worth $104 billion in 2019, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), so a lasting severing of trade ties could damage the Australian economy.

Australian shipments of beef, barley, coal, cotton and wine worth billions of dollars have been the most impacted by recent measures, and China has been able to find alternative supplies easily.

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN28L0DE/

Morrison was trying to be a major power, when Australia is a middle power and should have used UN process rather than trying to impress Trump or something??