Relations between the two sides have steadily worsened since 2018, when Australia barred Huawei from building its 5G network.
Relations also went into freefall last year as Prime Minister Scott Morrison led calls for an independent probe into the origins of the coronavirus.
China opposes nations abusing trade remedy measures which damage the legitimate rights of Chinese companies and undermine the authority of WTO rules, Ministry of Commerce Spokesman Gao Feng told reporters in Beijing Thursday.
“On June 24, China filed a lawsuit against Australia’s anti-dumping and countervailing measures against imports of railway wheels, wind towers, and stainless steel sink products from China under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism,”
a press release filed to China’s Ministry of Commerce website reads.
Beijing has responded with tariffs and restrictions on imports of coal, barley, lobsters and wine.
The World Trade Organisation acts as an independent arbiter between member countries who believe their trade agreements are being infringed upon.
