The U.S. may soon ease trade restrictions on China’s largest microchip maker. Former President Trump had put the company on a trade blacklist over its ties to the Chinese military. A Chinese internet censor says he helped the Communist Party track down and arrest six netizens last year. He boasted about his power to suppress…
China Insider: First Tariffs on Australian Wine, Now China Bans Taiwan Pineapples
March 3, 2021
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China unexpectedly announced on Friday that it was suspending the import of pineapples from Taiwan, reminiscent of the tariffs it imposed on Australian wines. Many netizens called for a freedom campaign to “pair Taiwanese pineapple cake with Australian wine” in support of the two democracies in Asia-Pacific region.
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