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經濟部將撥款協助被中國制裁影響的2,000家食品相關企業,前往13個國家推廣加工食品。(圖/達志影像)
US$10 million and various baked goods more than Pingtung, told Reuters in August.
US$50 million. For now, Taiwan is relying on subsidies
As a share of Taiwan’s total exports to China, to counter China’s sanctions on its agriculture
food accounts for just 0.4%, according to Goldman sector. To boost domestic purchases of agricultural
Sachs. With that in mind, China’s sanctions will products, it began on August 8 offering an
have a negligible impact on Taiwan’s overall GDP NT$200 (US$6.67) agrotourism voucher for any
growth, but could have political ramifications for purchases of more than NT$600 (US$20) from
the Tsai Ing-wen administration. After all, the platforms such as the Farmers’ Association.
November local elections are just around the The Council of Agriculture plans to distribute
corner. Fishermen are already suffering from a ban 300,000 vouchers.
by China implemented on Taiwan’s grouper exports Further, Taiwan is moving to diversify its food
in June. export markets. The Ministry of Economic Affairs
"Fishermen here indeed are worried that they (MOEA) said on August 11 that it would allocate
don't know where to sell groupers," Zheng Rui- NT$200 million (US$6.67 million) to support
Long, the owner of a fish processing factory in roughly 2,000 Taiwanese firms affected by China’s
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