Taiwan** recently reported that Taitung County Mayor Rao Qingling has visited the mainland twice this year to try to resume exports of pineapples and shakya, following more than two years of mainland import bans on Taiwanese pineapples and shakya. Rao Qingling confirmed that the first batch of Shakya from Taitung will soon be shipped to Pingtan Island in Fujian Province, although the specific number and ** have not yet been clarified.
The move is seen as part of the mainland's first approved import list, and Rao hopes that the second batch of approved lists will be released as soon as possible. According to the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council in June this year, registered packaging factories and orchards are allowed to export to the mainland, including three packaging factories and 25 orchards. The Taitung county magistrate said that there are orchards in the Taitung area that have begun to collect fruits, and once the inspection is qualified, they will be shipped through the Kaohsiung port.
Local farmers in Taitung are optimistic. A farmer who has been growing Shakya for more than 10 years pointed out that the good news this time is encouraging against the backdrop of prices in the past two years, and they look forward to continuous and stable sales in the future.
The Taito District Farmers' Association also said that in the past two years, although they have actively followed the domestic sales policy of the Council of Agriculture, promoted home delivery services and strengthened sales in the wholesale market, their export markets are limited to Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, and it is difficult for them to increase their sales significantly.
Another local farmer offered a different view, noting that the Taiwanese authorities had advised in the past to "don't put all your eggs in one basket", but that they still don't see any other viable market. He believes that the mainland market is huge, and this nearby opportunity should not be ignored. Previously, Taiwan's agricultural department had proposed a new plan to strengthen management, but there has been no substantive response.
Recently, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China announced that the packaging factories and orchards of a new batch of pineapples and shakya produced in Taitung have completed the registration with the General Administration of Customs. At present, 37 packaging factories and 1,288 orchards have been registered, a move that paves the way for the import of pineapples and shakyas to the mainland.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council further made it clear that as long as they abide by the '92 consensus, oppose the "** position," and conform to the mainland's inspection and quarantine regulations, they are willing to discuss with relevant Taiwan departments the matter of resuming the import of agricultural products. Since the beginning of this year, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the General Administration of Customs have actively responded to the requests of the Kuomintang and Taitung County, hoping to resume the delivery of Taiwanese fruits to the mainland.
This policy has generated a positive response from local growers, who have warmly welcomed it. However, the Taiwan authorities have reservations about this move. Taiwan has once again played the role of the spokesman of the Taiwan authorities, criticizing the mainland's approach.
Zhan Zhihong, vice chairman of Taiwan, openly questioned the mainland's approach, pointing out that the two sides of the strait have been cooperating in agriculture and fishery for many years, but the mainland has chosen to bypass existing agreements and directly communicate with local governments and specific political parties on the import of agricultural products, and this practice should not be regarded as a regular model. Zhan Zhihong called on the mainland to think twice, warning that this practice may lead to the resurrection of the comprador phenomenon and is not conducive to the development of ***.
As an organization that should be committed to promoting cross-strait cultural and economic exchanges, it is currently showing the opposite trend, becoming the mouthpiece of the mainland's policy and hindering cross-strait communication and cooperation. ** Not only is it confrontational in its policy towards the mainland, but it is also trying to weaken the KMT's ties with the mainland in order to curb the influence of the opposition parties and maintain its political dominance in Taiwan.
In mid-November, in a report on the situation on the mainland, Taiwan once again criticized the mainland, accusing it of using "military threats" and "economic oppression" to interfere in Taiwan's elections, and warned the Taiwanese people not to be "bought" by the mainland. * On the one hand, he criticized the mainland, and on the other hand, he expressed dissatisfaction with the mainland tour group's refusal to visit Taiwan, and his behavior showed obvious contradictions.
The interests of the Taiwanese people should be the core of the policy, but for ***, which is inclined to "**", its policy does not seem to be based on this. Lai Qingde, as the deputy leader of the Taiwan region, not only claims to be a "worker", but also promotes the "two-state theory" many times.
On the one hand, it resisted the mainland, and on the other hand, it cooperated with the United States to contain the mainland, and strengthened relations with Japan, which had colonized Taiwan. This kind of policy has made it a major obstacle to cross-strait cooperation and exchanges, and it is also a key factor in the tension in the Taiwan Strait.
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