Chinese customs officials have announced that they will stop importing pineapples exported from Taiwan to China from March 1st, saying that pests have been detected.
The ruling party, which has many supporters in southern Taiwan, where pineapples are produced, has accused China of "having doubts about its political motives."
The Agricultural Commission, which is in charge of Taiwan's agricultural policy, held a press conference on the 26th, and on the 25th, Chinese customs authorities said, "Because pests have been detected many times in Taiwanese pineapples, imports will be suspended from March 1." It was revealed that there was a notification.
The Agricultural Commission has regretted China's measures, saying that no pests have been detected since the measures were strengthened last October.
Of the 45,000 tonnes of pineapple exported from Taiwan last year, 97% was destined for China, and the decision by the Chinese authorities will hurt the production areas in southern Taiwan, which is about to reach a full-scale harvest season. There is a possibility.
Southern Taiwan is also a region with many supporters of Tsai Ing-wen's ruling party and the Democratic Party, and President Tsai said on Facebook that "a notice like China's surprise strike does not consider normal trade" and the Democratic Party also "I have to doubt that there is a political motive behind it," he accuses.