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A high-profile CEO has called on Australian businesses to boycott Chinese products in the wake of growing hostilities.<br>Kennards' Self Storage boss Sam Kennard said Australians needs to fight back against the Chinese Communist Party, with the authoritarian regime continuing to turn the screws on more than $20billion of key exports as payback for  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-ha-noi-bac-kan-ho-ba-be-cao-bang-hang-pac-bo-thac-ban-gioc.html tour thác bản giốc] the federal government speaking out on Beijing's human rights violations and their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.<br>Last week Beijing slapped a crippling 200 per cent tariff on Australian wine and on Monday a top Chinese diplomat tweeted an image depicting an Australian holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child.<br>'Every Australian business should now be reviewing supply contracts,' the business leader posted to [/sciencetech/twitter/index.html Twitter]. <br>'Change and prefer non-Chinese made products where possible. We have made this decision.'<br>         'Every Australian business should now be reviewing supply contracts,' Sam Kennard (pictured with partner) posted to Twitter<br>         Kennards' Self Storage is the largest storage company in Australia with 81 locations including New Zealand<br>The Kennards Hire business was first launched in 1947 by Sam's father Walter.<br>In 1973, Kennards Hire launched Australia's first nationwide self storage company which is now independently owned.<br>It has the country's largest storage business with a total of 81 locations and earns about $110million a year.<br>Mr Kennard wants local companies need to show a united front against Beijing's bullying tactics.<br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/news/article-9007217/World-unites-moving-video-begging-millions-buy-Australian-wine-against-China.html  'Our friends need help': World leaders rally around...] [/news/article-8999107/Calls-Australia-stage-formal-protest-against-Beijing-crippling-wine-trade-tariffs.html  Farmers fight back: Calls for Australia to stage a 'formal...]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>'The Chinese Communist Government has proven to be difficult to trust.<br>They've placed tariffs on lobster, wine and barley out of revenge or spite and the risk is,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-ha-noi-bac-kan-ho-ba-be-cao-bang-hang-pac-bo-thac-ban-gioc.html kynghidongduong.vn] you just don't know who is next,' Mr Kennard told NCA NewsWire.<br>He admits it may be difficult for many beholden Australian companies to entirely cut Chinese products out of their supply line as 'some feel quite helpless'.<br>But he is urging both businesses and consumers to find an alternative to Chinese imports if they can. <br>         'Every Australian business should now be reviewing supply contracts.<br><br>We have made this decision,' the [http://wideinfo.org/?s=businesses%20leader businesses leader] said (pictured wife partner)<br>         Mr Kennard is urging both businesses and consumers to find an alternative to Chinese imports if they can (workers are pictured at a factory in Beijing)<br>Padlocks are among the products Kennards [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Storage%20purchases,creativecommons Storage purchases] from Chinese suppliers.<br><div class="art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS news" data-version="2" id="mol-02329d20-3433-11eb-9f1f-ff5bfde618e2" website businesses MOVE to BOYCOTT Chinese products