Distribution in China: juin 2021

dimanche 20 juin 2021

China -Taiwan's “Pineapple War” distribution

In Asia, China and Taiwan have for several weeks been in a silent political-commercial standoff, one of the latest consequences of which is what one might call "the pineapple war".

In fact, last February, Beijing decided to ban imports of Taiwanese pineapples into its territory, from March 1. A sudden ban deemed unfair, and not meeting the standards of international trade rules, by Wang Mei-Hua, Taiwanese Minister of Economic Affairs.

For the Island, this ban is above all a political act, while China claims to have taken this decision for biosecurity reasons (Chinese customs officials have found parasites in pineapples, according to Chinese media Xinhua).

“This is not the first time that China has used agricultural exports to other countries as political threats,” the island's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said in a statement reported by Reuters. In this regard, we will recall the ban on imports of coal and Australian lobsters last year. For once, if the bulk of Taiwanese pineapples are consumed locally, China alone absorbs more than 90% of exports.

The "Pineapples of Liberty"

In the process, the leaders of Taiwan urged their citizens to consume more pineapples, to minimize the impact on farmers cut off from their large Chinese clientele.

Thus, while waiting to "reflect and discuss with China on this issue", "we will try to diversify and sell our excellent products in markets other than China", added the Minister.

For Taiwan, the strategy seems to have paid off, because Prime Minister Su Tseng-Chang recently said domestic demand for pineapples has exceeded total exports expected this year to China.

And as might be expected, the Americans were quick to jump at the opportunity to support Taiwan against China. This is also the case for Canada, somewhat at odds with China.

source:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56353963

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About Transport in China

Transportation in China has experienced significant growth and expansion in recent years. Airports , roads and railway construction will provide a boost to the massive use in China over the next decade .

Rail
Rail is the primary mode of transport has doubled in length since the mid-twentieth century , and an extensive network provides a service to the entire nation. The major cities have metro systems in operation, under construction or in the planning stage .

The system of highway and the road has also increased due to the rapid expansion , resulting in a rapid increase in car use in China. Although the transport system in China has a vast network of transport nodes across its vast territory , the nodes tend to concentrate in the more economically developed coastal areas and inland cities along major rivers .
Physical state and the entire transport infrastructure in China tend to vary widely by geography. While remote rural areas still depend largely on non-mechanized means of transport, a modern system of maglev train in China was built to connect the city center of Shanghai and its international airport .
Much of the transport systems of contemporary China have been built since the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949. Before 1950 , there were only 21800 km ( 13.546 km ) of track. In 2010 , the rail network has since been expanded to 91000 km ( 56,545 mi) .

Train travel has remained the most popular form of transport , even if the airline has also experienced significant growth since the late 1990s. The effort by the government - which began in the 1990s - to connect the country highways through the "National Trunk Highway System " has expanded the network to about 97000 km ( 60,273 miles ) by the end the year 2012 [ 3] making the longest road network in the world China