'No trade war': Australia after China imposes import tariffs on barley

"The reality is they have used a process, quite fairly, around a belief that we have not been fair in our trade," agriculture minister says

Australia is not in a trade war with China, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said on Tuesday, a day after China announced import tariffs on Australian barley.

"No, there's no trade war. In fact, even today, I think you have seen that there's increased demand for iron ore out of China," the minister told a media briefing.

"The reality is they have used a process, quite fairly, around a belief that we have not been fair in our trade."

The minister had earlier said Australia