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A Cheesy Example of Protectionism

Geoff Riley

23rd October 2017

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China has lifted an import embargo on soft and mould-opened cheeses.

Market demand for artisan cheeses is growing strongly in China but the country imports nearly 90 per cent of all cheese with the majority of imports coming from Australia and New Zealand.

The lifting of the (temporary) import ban is gouda news all round.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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