TradeChina plays hardball on trade as Australia tensions escalate
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China is Australia's largest trade partner, accounting for 26% of its exchange with the world, with Australian exports to China valued at a record AU$153 billion last year. © Getty Images
IAN LLOYD NEUBAUER, Contributing writer
SYDNEY -- One-hundred thousand Australian dollars ($70,000).