BREAKING WORLD WAR III NEWS: AS WAR TENSIONS MOUNT, CHINA SUSPENDS ALCOHOL IMPORTS FROM TAIWAN

BREAKING WORLD WAR III NEWS: AS WAR TENSIONS MOUNT, CHINA SUSPENDS ALCOHOL IMPORTS FROM TAIWAN

  • Taiwan has contacted China authorities for reasons behind ban
  • China has previously scaled back purchases of food products

China suspended the import of alcoholic beverages from certain Taiwanese companies, the latest to get hit amid elevated political tensions.

Taiwan has asked Chinese authorities for reasons behind the decision, the island’s finance ministry said in a statement. Producers affected include the state-owned Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corp., Legend Brewery, Yunshan Distillery and Taihu Brewing, according to Taiwan’s official Central News Agency. China also halted imports of some other beverages, including Uni-President Enterprises Corp. products, according to Taiwan’s Next Apple News website.

Source: Bloomberg,  Ambereen Choudhury

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