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China rides on our sheep’s back

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Despite trade embargoes and a diplomatic deep freeze, there’s an Australian export which is being warmly welcomed in the Chinese market. And it’s not iron ore, which is booming anyway.

It’s the product which iron ore replaced as the source of much of Australia’s prosperity – wool.

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Brad Thompson writes across business and politics from Western Australia for The Australian Financial Review. Brad is based in our Perth bureau. Connect with Brad on Twitter. Email Brad at brad.thompson@afr.com

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