dan tehan: it might take one or two years for us to resolve it, but the principle of it is incrediblyire, and we want to get a decision from the umpire, whether the actions being taken are right or not. if we don't have organizations like the world trade organization for us to go to, then it's basically the rule of the jungle. stephen: barley was the start of a slew of trade allegations and sanctions that followed a souring of relations between canberra and beijing. female: the foreign minister, marise payne, is refusing to be drawn on whether she trusts china over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. stephen: australia's call for a covid inquiry appeared to be a catalyst. female: a chinese analyst has described the foreign minister marise payne's calls for an independent inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus outbreak and the global response as deplorable. stephen: the reality is the tensions are deep and longer standing. rory: it's a big mistake to think that this is simply because of the way the australian government responded to the pandemic, the way the australian gover