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Grouper Fish Ban
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China bans Taiwanese grouper fish and citrus fruits

| @indiablooms | Dec 14, 2022, at 04:43 am

Beijing/Taipei: China has expanded its list of banned foods from Taiwan and now Beijing has restricted the movement of grouper fish and citrus fruits from the region.

Because agriculture accounts for just 0.6 percent of Taiwan’s exports to China, the direct macroeconomic impact of these restrictions is limited. Yet the coercive nature of these measures suggests that Taiwan needs to be prepared for the future, reports Asia Times.

The official reasoning behind the bans is sanitary and phytosanitary concerns, such as excessive pesticide residue and fruit insects, the news portal reported.

While WTO rules grant China the right to impose measures necessary to protect human, animal, and plant life, China’s bans do not seem evidence-based or necessary.

For all the restrictions imposed to date and despite Taiwan’s repeated requests for information, China has not provided any scientific documentation other than border inspection data, reports Asia Times.

Meanwhile, Taiwan has been successful in moving  pineapple exports to Japan two months after China’s ban.

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