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China Slaps Export Ban on 100 Taiwan Brands Before Pelosi Visit
Aug, 02, 2022 Posted by Gabriel MalheirosWeek 202231
China approved a ban on shipments of more than 100 Taiwan-based food brands in an apparent effort to impose economic pressure on a key industry ahead of an expected visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
China’s General Administration of Customs imposed the ban Monday, according to local outlet United Daily News, which said affected goods included seafood, tea, and honey. The issue was outdated information on import documentation, the Taipei-based Apple Daily reported, adding that the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration was trying to understand more about the problem.
The ban approved by China is the latest in a series of measures taken by Beijing that target Taiwan’s agricultural industry. Many of the fruit-producing regions of southern Taiwan are typically bastions of political support for President Tsai Ing-wen’s Democratic Progressive Party, which advocates for Taiwan’s formal independence.
China’s Communist Party claims Taiwan as part of its territory, despite never having controlled the island.
China caught Taiwan off guard when it slammed a sudden ban on imports of pineapples from the island last year. Beijing followed that up by banning imports of wax apples and sugar apples in September. While most fruit produced in Taiwan is consumed domestically, the vast majority of exports go to China.
Source: Bloomberg
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