China has branded Australia as looking like a “giant kangaroo that acts as the dog of the US” in the latest exchange of bizarre insults over escalating trade tensions. Amid fresh speculation that China could be preparing a “hit list” of Australian exports including wine and dairy, the war of words has escalated after barley exporters were hit with punitive tariffs this week. Stung by claims that international pressure forced China to back an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, Communist officials have gone on the offensive, insisting that the final probe agreed to was completely different from the ... (full story)