China has used fruit in diplomacy before, and the suspension comes days after Beijing announced naval and airforce drills as a “stern warning” to what it called Taiwan independence forces.
Taiwan’s mangoes are mainly grown in the island’s southern areas, where Lai’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party has strong support, the island’s United Daily News noted after the ban was imposed.
Taiwan deeply regrets that China has “repeatedly” suspended trade arbitrarily, without scientific dialogue, the island’s Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement. It will continue urging China to conduct technical dialogue with Taiwan in search of a reasonable solution and the resumption of mango sales as early as possible.
China has a history of using trade to help it achieve its policy goals. In 2021, China surprised Taiwan with a move to block pineapple exports, blaming pests. In 2005, when relations warmed following a visit to China by the head of the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang party, China announced plans to drop tariffs on more Taiwan fruits. Earlier this year, it lifted a nearly two-year ban on Taiwan’s sugar apples.
Taiwan will continue strengthening domestic marketing and expanding export markets to stabilize sales and prices of mangoes, the agricultural ministry said.
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