Australian PM says China coal ban would breach WTO rules
In this Sept. 11, 2012, file photo, a four-wheel-drive vehicle follows a large mining truck as it makes its way to the top of a Boggabri coal mine near Gunnedah, Australia, 450 kilometers (280 miles) northwest of Sydney. Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, that China would be in breach of World Trade Organization rules as well as a bilateral free trade agreement if it banned Australian coal. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

In this Sept. 11, 2012, file photo, a four-wheel-drive vehicle follows a large mining truck as it makes its way to the top of a Boggabri coal mine near Gunnedah, Australia, 450 kilometers (280 miles) northwest of Sydney. Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, that China would be in breach of World Trade Organization rules as well as a bilateral free trade agreement if it banned Australian coal. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

Dec. 14, 2020 10:55 PM EST
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, machines load imported coal from a cargo vessel docked at a port in Rizhao in east China's Shandong province on Nov. 21, 2019. Australia's prime minister said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 that China would be in breach of World Trade Organization rules as well as a bilateral free trade agreement if it banned Australian coal. (Wang Kai/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, machines load imported coal from a cargo vessel docked at a port in Rizhao in east China's Shandong province on Nov. 21, 2019. Australia's prime minister said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 that China would be in breach of World Trade Organization rules as well as a bilateral free trade agreement if it banned Australian coal. (Wang Kai/Xinhua via AP)

Dec. 14, 2020 11:09 PM EST