China Begins Trade Sanctions Against Taiwan
New Delhi: After issuing several warnings to the US over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the communist government of China has started trade sanctions with Taiwan. The Beijing government, on Wednesday, announced to halt the exports of Natural sand to the island. US House speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, despite Beijing’s continuous security threats.
The Taiwanese media reported that disturbed dragon announced economic sanctions and import bans on several Taiwanese companies producing pastries, baked goods, and sweets after a strategic move of the US. Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture (COA) confirmed that China temporarily halted imports of products from multiple Taiwanese food companies. The COA confirmed that the blacklisted companies include producers of tea leaves, dried fruits, honey, cocoa beans, and vegetables, as well as catches from around 700 fishing vessels.
Data from China’s General Administration of Customs, however, suggests that multiple Taiwanese companies whose registration status is up to date have also been affected by the ban.
On the House speaker’s visit to Taiwan, the Chinese officials said, “Pelosi’s visit is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communique. The visit gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and sends a seriously wrong signal to the “separatist forces for Taiwan independence.”
She arrived in Taipei as part of a Congressional delegation’s tour of the Indo-Pacific region in the face of the China threat. Minutes after her aircraft landed in Taipei, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) announced that it would hold six live-fire military drills in waters around Taiwan, scheduled to take place from Thursday to Sunday.
The Chinese ministry opposed Pelosi’s visit to Taipei saying that “Pelosi disregarded China’s strong opposition and solemn representations and visited Taiwan, China.”
(Vinayak)
