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.
Minister calls move a 'political maneuver' to pressure Taipei
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
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.