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CEO calls on Aussie businesses find non-Chinese suppliers
A major Australian business is leading the push to boycott Chinese products amid growing tensions between the two countries.
Darren Cartwright
NCA NewsWire
December 2, 2020 9:55am
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Kennards Storage CEO Sam Kennard has made a call-to-arms to fellow businesses to look outside of China for suuipliers. Britta Campion / The Australian.Source:News Corp Australia
Kennards’ Self Storage CEO Sam Kennard has put out a call to arms for Australian businesses to fight back and drop suppliers from China.
The appeal for a united business front comes in the middle of growing diplomatic tensions between Australia and China, and increased tariffs on Aussie exported goods.
Every Australian business should now be reviewing supply contracts. Change and prefer non Chinese made products where possible. We have made this decision.
— Sam Kennard (@SamKSS) December 1, 2020
Mr Kennard said they were only a “modest consumer” of Chinese made goods but were still searching for new suppliers in the wake of China’s tariff war on Aussie made products.
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