Taiwan raises WTO complaint against China in fruit dispute

Published Nov 5, 2021

Tridge summary

Taiwan has filed a trade complaint against China with the World Trade Organization, asserting that Beijing's restriction on imports of sugar apples and wax apples from Taiwan, due to alleged pest concerns, is unjustified. Despite Taiwan's requests for bilateral discussions and dialogue at the WTO, China has remained unresponsive. Taiwan's Council of Agriculture has insisted that it has adequate export controls and that the fruit import ban is baseless, urging China to lift the restriction immediately. This action is part of the escalating tensions between the two regions, with China using political and military pressure to assert its sovereignty over the democratically governed Taiwan.

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Original content

Taiwan raised a trade complaint against China at a World Trade Organization meeting over Beijing's moves to block imports of two types of fruit from the island, its council of agriculture and two other sources said. Taiwan, whose relations with China are at their lowest in decades, had previously threatened to raise the matter at the global trade watchdog. read more The fruits in question are sugar apples, also known as sweetsops or custard apples, and wax apples, both Taiwan specialities which do not really resemble apples. Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture said in a statement on Thursday that its WTO delegation has raised “specific trade concerns” on the issue against China at the WTO committee that oversees compliance with sanitary and phytosanitary measures. The statement said that China had not responded to its request for bilateral talks on the issue and dialogue at the meeting, but that Taiwan would continue its efforts. Taiwan has effective controls over its exports and it ...

Source: Fresh Fruit Portal