(Observer Network News) In order to please the United States, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities forcibly opened the import of American "Laizhu" (pork containing clenbuterol) on New Year's Day this year. This move caused panic among the people on the island. People did not dare to buy and merchants did not dare to sell. They all labeled "Taiwanese pork" to protect themselves.
But what is interesting is that according to the latest data released by the Taiwan authorities, Taiwan has still imported thousands of tons of pork from the United States since January this year. Taipei City Councilor Luo Zhiqiang was very curious about this. Where did all the pork go? "Did Tsai Ing-wen eat it all?"
Taipei City Councilor Luo Zhiqiang's picture from Taiwan media
After the import of "Lai pig" into the United States became a fact Taiwan's Executive Yuan set up a so-called "Pork Dashboard" in January this year for the public to check the quantity, clenbuterol content and other data of imported "Lai Pig".
According to relevant page data, from January 1 to April 15 this year, Taiwan's import volume of "Lai pig" from the United States was still 0, but the pork imported from the United States still amounted to 938.96 tons, and other imported pigs could There are 581.56 tons of food parts.
In response to this, Taipei City Councilor Luo Zhiqiang posted a question on Facebook on April 15, saying that the streets in Taiwan are full of "Taiwanese pig" labels, and he has not seen any stores selling American pork at all. "Did Tsai Ing-wen eat all those 938 tons of pork?"
According to the latest inquiry from Observer.com, as of the afternoon of April 15, Taiwan's pork imports from the United States had reached 1,068.31 tons, and other edible parts of pigs were 699.47 tons.
Picture from Taiwan’s “Pork Dashboard”
This fact is unacceptable to netizens on the island. Taipei City Councilor Zhang Sigang said that he had never seen anything labeled "American Pork". Could it be that thousands of tons of pork disappeared out of thin air?
Hsinchu City Councilor Lin Gengren said bluntly that this is actually not surprising. After all, the "Taiwan pig" label is printed by Taiwan itself and can be posted anywhere, which is why "no beautiful pigs can be seen".
Some netizens are very angry about the operations of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities, accusing them of always making up a bunch of lies to deceive the Taiwanese people.
Some people also complained that from New Year’s Day to now, before buying three meals, they have to think about whether there is American pork in it. “It is getting harder and harder to buy food.”
The "anti-Laizhu referendum" launched by the Kuomintang will be held on August 28 this year. Recently, the DPP authorities have sent messages to the United States one after another. First, Taiwan's "representative in the United States" Hsiao Meiqin warned across the sea, saying that the United States was very concerned about the "Lai Zhu referendum". If the referendum is passed, it will bring risks and uncertainties to the trade between Taiwan and the United States. Taiwan's "Minister of Economic Affairs" Wang Meihua also said on April 10 that if Taiwan wants to join the international community and maintain Taiwan-US relations, it must use international standards to regulate it.
Shi Zhengfeng, a professor at Donghua University, questioned the so-called "integration into the international community" and asked, "Can you join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RECP) after eating 'Laizhu'? Originally, there is a free trade agreement ( FTA), but now nothing has been exchanged. "
It is worth mentioning here that after the Taiwan authorities officially opened the import of "Lai pig" from the United States on New Year's Day, they did not exchange for the so-called "Taiwan-US trade agreement". Some Taiwanese products Instead, the United States imposed heavy anti-dumping duties.
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