By Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writer, with CNACouncil of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung （陳吉仲） yesterday said he looks forward to a positive result after the WTO confirmed that it is to review Taiwan’s protest against a Chinese ban on fruit imports.
Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) yesterday said he looks forward to a positive result after the WTO confirmed that it is to review Taiwan’s protest against a Chinese ban on fruit imports.
Beijing on Sept. 19 suspended imports of Taiwanese sugar apples and wax apples over the supposed discovery of invasive pests, after it banned pineapples on March 1 citing similar reasons.
After failing to open a dialogue with Beijing, the council raised a specific trade concern with the WTO to resolve the matter.
WTO communications officer Fernando Puchol on Tuesday confirmed that the body’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Committee would
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