December 21, 2020 5 TAIPEI (Reuters) ࢀ" A heated debate in Taiwan about U.S. pork imports has been ࢀœneedlessly politicisedࢀ as all U.S. meals exports are secure, Washingtonࢀ™s de-facto embassy in Taipei mentioned on Monday, forward of two days of deliberate protests later within the week. President Tsai Ing-wenࢀ™s choice in August to permit imports of U.S. pork containing ractopamine, a leanness-enhancing additive banned within the European Union and China, has roiled Taiwan politics. The principle opposition Kuomintang (KMT) occasion opposes the transfer on security grounds, staging noisy protests and flinging pig entrails in parliament on one event. It has…
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