Taiwan protests as China strips preferential tariffs on 134 products

Minister calls move a 'political maneuver' to pressure Taipei

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A cargo ship is docked at a port in Keelung, Taiwan, in January 2022. Taiwan and China signed a pact in 2010 that introduced favorable duties for both sides. © Reuters

THOMPSON CHAU, Contributing writer

TAIPEI -- China will remove long-standing preferential tariffs on 134 imports from Taiwan, its government said on Friday, in a move that appears designed to pressure the new Taiwanese president.

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