China to lift ban on Taiwan fish and citrus fruit: Chinese official

Published Apr 28, 2024

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China has decided to lift its ban on the importation of citrus fruit and two types of fish from Taiwan, according to China's General Administration of Customs vice minister, Zhao Zenglian. The ban, imposed in 2022 in response to concerns about mealybugs, excessive pesticide residues, and COVID-19 virus contamination, will be lifted based on scientific assessments. The decision was announced during a visit by a delegation of Kuomintang lawmakers to China, with further communication expected between China and the KMT and relevant Taiwan authorities. Taiwan's Acting Agriculture Minister has not yet received official notice of the decision and has suggested that future communication should be made via the cross-strait quarantine platform.

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Taipei, April 28 (CNA) China will lift its ban on the importation of several agricultural and fishery products from Taiwan, based on scientific assessments, Zhao Zenglian (趙增連), vice minister of China's General Administration of Customs, said Sunday. Specifically, China will reopen to imports of citrus fruit and two types of fish from Taiwan that meet quarantine requirements, Zhao said, without giving any dates for the lifting of the ban or any further details. Zhao announced the decision while hosting Kuomintang (KMT) legislative caucus whip Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁) and another 16 KMT lawmakers during their visit to the customs bureau as part of the KMT delegation's three-day trip to China, which is aimed at improving cross-strait relations. The Chinese government is willing to communicate further with the KMT and relevant authorities on resuming imports of Taiwan agricultural and fishery products, based on the shared political foundation of upholding the 1992 consensus and opposing ...

Source: Focustaiwan