Taiwan goes all-in on pineapple craze after China halts imports
02/27/2021 07:48 PM
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Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (second right) takes part in harvesting pineapples in a photo he shared on Facebook Friday. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) A wide range of Taiwanese public figures have taken to social media to urge support for the country s pineapple growers, after China announced on Friday that it was suspending imports of the fruit from Taiwan.
The suspension, effective from March 1, was announced by China s General Administration of Customs, in response to what it said were various types of mealy bugs found in several batches of fresh pineapples shipped from Taiwan in 2020.