China News Agency, Beijing, June 15 (Reporter Wang Jiexian) Regarding the suspension of the import of grouper from Taiwan by the mainland, Sheng Jiuyuan, director of the Taiwan Research Center of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, told a reporter from China News Agency on the 15th that the mainland has no political considerations, and the Taiwan authorities The practice of smearing the mainland is to "reverse China and resist China" to get rid of regulatory responsibility, which is not helpful to truly solve the problem.
The Taiwan authorities have responded strongly to the news that the mainland has suspended the import of Taiwan grouper.
The "Agricultural Committee" of the Taiwan authorities insisted that banned drugs had never been detected in the grouper sold to the mainland, and threatened to "sue" the mainland to the WTO.
It is understood that Taiwan grouper aquaculture is mainly distributed in the southern region, before more than 80% of the output was exported, of which more than 90% were concentrated in the mainland and Hong Kong.
Data show that Taiwan's grouper exports peaked at 14,000 tons in 2014, worth about $150 million.
Taiwan's "China Times" commented on the practice of the Taiwan authorities, saying that whether it is pineapple, Sakyamuni, lotus mist, or grouper, the same script seems to be staged. In contrast, "struggling for export sales" has become an anticlimactic slogan, and "struggling domestic sales" always has to find the army to digest and save the field.
Zhao Shaokang, a senior Taiwanese media person, also pointed out that the Taiwan authorities are only seeking political interests by condemning the mainland, and have not given the highest priority to the livelihood of farmers and fishermen.
He said that condemnation is the cheapest way to gain political benefits and arouse the emotions of supporters. The DPP manipulates the confrontation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Under its administration, Taiwan's dependence on the mainland's exports has reached a record high, but it has also done everything it can to damage cross-strait relations. Put the lives and property of Taiwanese at risk.
In contrast to the Taiwan authorities turning food safety issues into political issues, Taiwanese agricultural experts believe that the problem should be identified.
Li Wuzhong, a scholar of agricultural economics, said that it should be a fact that Taiwanese groupers were found to have residues of banned drugs. Although the Taiwanese authorities prohibit the use of antibiotics for breeding, the inspection method is a random inspection rather than a census, and the credibility is not so high.
Professor Lei Lifen of National Taiwan University believes that Taiwan's long-term benefit from the mainland has produced dazzling export results, which makes people think that "Taiwan's agriculture is quite powerful", and the management of agricultural products is not rigorous enough in the long run.
Sheng Jiuyuan told reporters that there is no political factor for the mainland to suspend the import of Taiwan grouper. The total value of grouper imports and exports only accounts for a very small part of the total cross-strait trade. The Taiwan authorities used food safety incidents to smear the mainland and mislead the public. It is nothing more than laying the groundwork for the "Taiwan independence" line of "anti-China and resisting China" and getting rid of due responsibilities.
He pointed out that if the Taiwan authorities really consider the interests of farmers, they should improve the breeding safety standards and eliminate the use of toxic substances that may cause harm to the human body. This is the correct way to solve the problem.
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