China to ban imports of Taiwanese pineapples next month

China said Friday it will suspend pineapple imports from Taiwan, a move the self-ruled island sees as a political retaliation in response to the island's independence-leaning government's refusal to toe Beijing's line.China's General Administration of Customs announced the suspension of pineapple imports from Taiwan to the mainland starting March 1."The mainland's customs has intercepted quarantine pests among pineapples from Taiwan since 2020," spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of China's State Council Ma Xiaoguang said.Ma added that the decision was a normal biosafety precaution in …READ FULL ARTICLE