Steely brinksmanship: China’s iron ore power play jolts Australia

Though they still haven’t been officially confirmed, reports that China’s state-owned buyer told steelmakers to stop purchasing iron ore from Australian mining giant BHP have rattled both markets and Canberra. At first glance, this looks like a simple dispute over price. But step back, and a picture begins to emerge of something possibly far more
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