China Embargo on Taiwan Fish Deepens in Wake of Pelosi Trip
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China has dramatically scaled back purchases of Taiwanese fish this year, as Beijing seeks to punish the island’s democratically elected government for expanding ties with the US and its allies.
China imported $56 million worth of fish and crustaceans in the six months from May to October, compared with $138 million during the same period a year earlier, according to China Customs data. Recent purchases have been almost entirely limited to cuttlefish, squid and products not intended for human consumption, such as aquarium animals and brine shrimp for feeding other fish.