On the morning of April 28, Shinzo Abe posted a photo of a pineapple in his hand on Facebook and Twitter at the same time. In front of Abe, there were also 4 pineapples with the words "Taiwan Pineapple" written on the box. Abe tweeted: "Today's dessert is pineapple, which looks delicious."
After Abe posted the photo, Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen also jumped out and retweeted Abe's tweet, and tweeted in Japanese: Please be sure to enjoy Taiwan pineapples! If five isn't enough, feel free to let me know. I will send it right away!
Many green media are excited to hype Abe's post. The "Liberty Times" described the pictures Abe sent in detail: the cardboard on the photo marked "Taiwan pineapple" in traditional Chinese, and the pineapple was painted in red and green, "Abe looked very happy." There are also green media that Abe "smiles and pushes Taiwan pineapples", and there are also green media that "10,000 netizens in Japan are excited."
Regarding Abe's posting of a photo with Taiwan pineapples on social media, some netizens on the island recalled Abe's resignation due to the recurrence of ulcerative colitis, and sarcastically said: he has intestinal problems, pineapple crude fiber, can you eat it? Probably just drink a little juice.
Just in mid-April, former US Secretary of State Pompeo also acted as a demon on Twitter, posting a photo of eating Taiwanese dried pineapples and declaring: "As a supporter of freedom, please taste some Taiwanese dried pineapples. "
As soon as the tweet came out, Taiwan's "Freedom Times" immediately started to hype, claiming that Pompeo once again "supported Taiwan with actions";
The Governor of Chang'an Avenue noticed that the truth behind it may not be the "sweetness" of pineapples, but the "bitterness" of the epidemic.
According to overseas reports, the epidemic situation in Japan continued to deteriorate. On the 25th, a "state of emergency declaration" was issued three times, targeting four prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka. Taiwan's official news agency reported that the Taiwanese food event being held in Tokyo was suspended, and the piles of Taiwanese pineapples could not be sold, which became a source of trouble for the organizers.
According to reports, the Tokyo Tower Taiwanese Food Event will be held on April 16. It was originally planned to be held on May 16. It is expected to attract 150,000 visitors, and 80,000 Taiwanese pineapples can be sold during the period.
However, the Japanese government decided on the 23rd that Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo prefectures will implement the "Declaration of Emergency" on the 25th.Until May 11th, Taiwanese food events can only be suspended from the 26th.
The executive committee of the Tokyo Taiwan Food Event said that the 20,000 pineapples that were about to arrive in Tokyo from Taiwan had become a "source of trouble", and they could only appeal to Taiwan compatriots in Japan for help on the Internet.
Taiwanese fruit farmers are afraid of losing everything: pineapples are not sold well in export, and domestic demand is weak
Taiwan pineapples have entered the mass production season. Taiwan dollars. Some businessmen said that if it falls further, farmers will lose everything.
On the one hand, the Taiwan authorities are expanding domestic demand, calling on the public to eat pineapples and asking some companies to increase their subscriptions; on the other hand, they are also increasing export sales. However, recently, consumers in Australia, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea have complained that the quality of the Taiwanese pineapples they buy is poor, and some of them are overripe and black inside, and the export of Taiwanese pineapples has reached a deadlock. Especially after entering the middle and late April, the pineapple mass production season is coming, the export sales are not smooth, and the domestic demand is weak. The price of pineapples at the origin of Tainan Guanmiao has dropped from about NT$14 or NT$15 per pound before the Ching Ming Festival to NT$8 or NT$9, almost halving. A local marketer said that if it falls further, farmers will really lose everything.
Original title: Tsai Ing-wen tweeted to please Abe in Japanese
