Taiwan’s permanent mission to the World Trade Organization has again asked China to revoke the ban on importing Taiwan’s pineapples, sugar apples, and wax apples. According to Taiwan-based Liberty Times, the World Trade Organization (WTO) held a regular meeting on applying food safety and animal and plant health regulations under the framework of The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, or SPS Agreement. At the meeting on Saturday, Beijing discussed China’s suspension of fresh fruits like pineapple, sugar apple and wax apple from Taiwan.
China responded that there is sufficient scientific evidence to suspend the import of these three types of fresh fruits from Taiwan and that the measures are in line with WTO rules. It also urged Taiwan to reduce the risk of pests so that trade could resume.
Source: thebl.com
