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U.S., Canada hail Taiwan's 'freedom pineapples' after Chinese ban
On March 2, the de facto U.S. and Canadian embassies in Taiwan praised the quality of pineapples grown on the island, depicting photographs of their top diplomats in Taipei with the fruit after an import ban by China.
China announced end of Jan to stop importing Taiwanese pineapples and cite “harmful creatures” coming with the fruit.
Infuriated Taiwanese authorities called the ban a political move to further pressure the island, a charge that China denied.
While neither the United States nor Canada, like most countries, have formal diplomatic ties with the Chinese-claimed island, both have their own disputes with Beijing over human rights, trade and other issues.
Source: Reuters #Mar02
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-pineapple/u-s-canada-hail-taiwans-freedom-pineapples-after-chinese-ban-idUSKCN2AU1DD
#Taiwan #TradeWithChina #BanImportPineapple #US #Canada
On March 2, the de facto U.S. and Canadian embassies in Taiwan praised the quality of pineapples grown on the island, depicting photographs of their top diplomats in Taipei with the fruit after an import ban by China.
China announced end of Jan to stop importing Taiwanese pineapples and cite “harmful creatures” coming with the fruit.
Infuriated Taiwanese authorities called the ban a political move to further pressure the island, a charge that China denied.
While neither the United States nor Canada, like most countries, have formal diplomatic ties with the Chinese-claimed island, both have their own disputes with Beijing over human rights, trade and other issues.
Source: Reuters #Mar02
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-pineapple/u-s-canada-hail-taiwans-freedom-pineapples-after-chinese-ban-idUSKCN2AU1DD
#Taiwan #TradeWithChina #BanImportPineapple #US #Canada