A group of popular foreign YouTubers have aired their support of Taiwan's cause after the Chinese ban on the island nation’s pineapples. On February 26, Beijing announced it would ban all imports of Taiwanese pineapples, alleging that “harmful organisms” had been found in the fruit.
Japanese media reported that Taiwan is being "bullied" over its pineapple exports, and many outraged Japanese have vowed to buy Taiwanese pineapples to show their support.
Since the ban was put in place, many foreign YouTubers living in Taiwan have also weighed in on the fruit fracas. South African YouTuber Nathan Kactor of the channel "This is Taiwan" on March 1 said China's "harmful organisms" claim is dubious given the fact that 99.79 percent of pineapples shipped to China had passed inspections, with remaining pests easily killed by fumigation.
He said that usually, as 95 percent of Taiwan's pineapple exports go to China, the ban would hurt not only farmers but many others involved in the pineapple industry. Kactor criticized China for not first consulting with Taiwan before suddenly imposing the ban, which he described as an "incredibly unfair and unprofessional thing to do."
Source: taiwannews.com.tw
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