Follows a meeting between China's top economic planner and power companies
State-controlled newspaper Global Times fired another parting shot at Canberra
Coal has become the latest casualty in Australia's trade war with China as Beijing escalates tensions further with another spiteful swipe at the federal government.
Australian coal exports to China, worth $14billion a year and the third-biggest export, were officially blacklisted at a high-powered meeting between National Development Reform and Commission and Chinese power companies on Saturday.
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There are fears iron ore exports may be next on Beijing's hit list in the wake of tariffs on Australian wine and barley on top of sanctions on beef, timber, cotton, lamb and lobster.