Taiwan Hopes Pork Deal Will Lead to Bigger US Trade Agreement
December 31, 2020
People hold a pig model with a slogan Betraying pig farmers during a protest in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Nov. 22. 2020. Thousands of people marched in the streets demanding the reversal of a decision to permit U.S. pork imports to Taiwan. (AP Photo)
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Taiwanese officials will lift a ban on pig meat imports from the United States. Taiwan’s parliament gave the final approval to the move last week.
Most American pigs are raised with the food additive ractopamine. An additive is something that is given, or added to the food an animal eats.
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Asian Countries Control New COVID-19 Cases Without Lockdowns
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outbreaks to deal with recent increases in COVID-19 cases.
Among the nations that reported rising cases since mid-November are Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. Health officials say the increases are likely linked to cooler weather and a rise in citizens flying home from more heavily infected countries.
Facing rising numbers, Asian health officials have been able to limit the spread of COVID-19 more effectively than the United States and some other nations.
Governments have brought back some restrictions, but left most businesses open. They have also avoided full public
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Sanctioned Chinese Company Likely to Keep Influence in South China Sea
December 11, 2020
FILE - An oil platform operated by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is seen in the sea off China s southernmost Hainan province, March 23, 2018.
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Experts say a Chinese oil company under U.S.
sanctions is likely to keep its influence in the South China Sea even with the economic restrictions in place.
The sanctions, which took effect December 3, came from an executive order issued by the White House in November. The company is China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), a major Chinese oil