{"id":1585196,"date":"2022-08-02T15:01:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T19:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1585196"},"modified":"2022-08-02T15:01:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T19:01:54","slug":"china-retaliates-economically-against-taiwan-over-pelosi-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-retaliates-economically-against-taiwan-over-pelosi-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"China Retaliates Economically Against Taiwan Over Pelosi Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-retaliates-economically-against-taiwan-over-pelosi-visit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1585196&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., discusses the Biden administration&#8217;s response to House Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s trip to Taiwan, Sen. Sinema&#8217;s silence on the Democrats&#8217; spending bill and the tax hikes expected as a result of the deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The People&#8217;s Republic of China<\/a> has halted imports from Taiwanese snack and confection manufacturers ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s planned visit to the island.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>China has suspended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/global-economy\/trade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">imports from Taiwanese companies<\/a> producing pastries, baked goods and sweets in what appears to be a retaliatory policy meant to put pressure on the island.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Council of Agriculture are currently aware of [the import ban],&#8221; said the Taiwanese Bureau of Foreign Trade on Tuesday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/global-economy\/article\/3187457\/china-suspends-imports-taiwanese-sweets-biscuits-pastries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">South China Morning Post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/pelosi-touches-down-malaysia-amid-tensions-over-trip-taiwan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>PELOSI TOUCHES DOWN IN MALAYSIA AMID TENSIONS OVER TRIP TO TAIWAN<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/931\/523\/GettyImages-1088261378.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Popcorn from Taiwan Smile Food sits on a table at the ISM confectionery fair, Jan. 25, 2019. (Oliver Berg\/picture alliance via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The ban was implemented Monday night, according to Taiwanese news outlets, not long after Pelosi&#8217;s arrival in Asia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The speaker is expected to arrive in Taiwan on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/economy\/british-businesses-cutting-ties-china-increasing-political-tensions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BRITISH BUSINESSES CUTTING TIES WITH CHINA OVER INCREASING POLITICAL TENSIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>China has previously used economic sanctions and import bans to put pressure on Taiwan for political purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, China has slashed imports of fish, fruit, vegetables and other produce \u2013 most often citing pest concerns and the possibility of invasive species, according to the South China Morning Post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/931\/523\/4b1c9684-china-residents.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A crowded street in the People&#8217;s Republic of China<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foxbusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s<\/u><\/a> press secretary Dmitry Peskov accused the U.S. on Tuesday of &#8220;provoking&#8221; China amid speculation that Pelosi, D-Calif., would visit Taiwan during her trip to the region this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/apps-products\"><strong>GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can now state unequivocally, whether she makes it there or not, everything about this tour and the possible visit to Taiwan has provocative character,&#8221; Peskov told Russian reporters. &#8220;Russia has absolute solidarity with China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Peskov\u2019s comments came as Pelosi touched down in\u00a0Malaysia for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/white-house-says-us-will-not-be-intimidated-but-reaffirms-it-does-not-back-taiwan-independence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>second leg of her Asian tour<\/u><\/a> after first visiting Singapore.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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