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Premier vows to keep ban on US pork containing ractopamine

2013-02-26 03:48:06

Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-hua said Monday that the ban on US pork containing leanness-enhancing drugs will "definitely" not be lifted while he is in office. Jiang was speaking two weeks before the issue is likely to be put on the agenda of an important round of trade talks between Taiwan and the United States.

US official to visit Taiwan amid trade talks push

2012-08-01 09:39:55

A senior US diplomat is to visit Taiwan this month, officials said Wednesday, as Taipei looks to resume free trade talks with Washington after lifting a six-year-old ban on some US beef imports.

US envoy urges Taiwan to open market amid beef row

2012-06-28 04:48:23

Washington's de facto ambassador to Taiwan on Wednesday urged the island to further open its market if it hopes to sign a trade deal with the US, amid a lingering dispute over American beef imports.

Taiwan activists protest against U.S. beef

2012-06-11 08:31:42

Larger trade talks between Taiwan and the United States have stalled as a result of the country's indecision about accepting US beef imports.

Civic groups mount call-in against US beef

2012-06-10 19:03:57

Civic groups and the Consumers' Foundation yesterday encouraged consumers to call legislators and urge them to vote against relaxing a ban on ractopamine residues in US meat products, stressing that the health of Taiwanese should not be used as a trading chip for economic development.

Activists protest at AIT over US beef import row

2012-06-08 04:51:16

Activists demonstrated at the American Institute in Taiwan Friday to protest what they called Washington's highhanded attitude in forcing Taiwan to open its doors to US beef containting residue of the leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine.

TIFA talks may resume by year end if beef row ends: official

2012-06-01 06:11:59

Vice Economics Minister Francis Liang said Thursday if Taiwan can resolve its beef dispute with the United States, the two sides will be able to resume talks this year under the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.

AIT denies tying beef to TIFA, visa waiver

2012-05-31 02:36:30

The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday denied that the AIT was “menacing” Taiwan, as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) put it, by tying a resumption of trade talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to the US beef issue.

No TIFA without US beef solution: lawmaker

2012-05-31 02:33:30

The de facto United States envoy to Taiwan has made it clear that the island's restrictions on the import of certain US beef products have complicated the bilateral trade situation and could jeopardize the restarting of trade pact talks

U.S. beef row tests nation's resolve to liberalize trade: minister

2012-04-01 22:04:02

Foreign Affairs Minister Timothy Yang said Friday that the U.S. beef dispute not only involves beef but is also related to how the country shows its resolve to liberalize trade and strengthen its competitive edge.

Meat Controversy: Ma says US beef policy will help boost trade relations

2012-03-21 19:31:22

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday said he was concerned about the nation's economic development after a free-trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the US came into force last week, adding that the government's plan to partially lift a ban on US beef imports would help facilitate trade relations with other countries.

On the menu in Taiwan? US beef with a dash of ractopamine

2012-03-07 04:32:04

Taiwanese officials on Wednesday said they would recommend a conditional lifting of restrictions against U.S. beef that contains a “safe level” of ractopamine, a meat-leanness enhancer used by U.S. cattle raisers, to the legislature.

ANALYSIS: Academics lambaste US' ractopamine safety data

2012-03-05 02:52:00

Local experts in hygiene and veterinary medicine have urged the US to squarely face the challenges posed by the scientific evidence on which it has based its contention that US beef containing the lean meat-enhancing feed additive ractopamine is safe for human consumption, before it presses Taiwan to handle the issue scientifically.

Pig farmers plan protest against US beef on March 8

2012-02-24 04:07:51

Some 20,000 pig farmers will take to the streets of Taipei on March 8 to protest against any move to lift the bans on imports of US beef that contain residues of feed additive ractopamine

Taiwan urged to follow chewing gum example in addressing beef issue

2012-02-20 03:48:29

A Singaporean academic suggested Sunday that Taiwan follow Singapore's approach to a sticky controversy with the United States over a chewing gum ban as it grapples with a dispute over imports of US beef.

Major hypermarkets trying to deal with US beef issue

2012-02-16 04:47:28

Four major hypermarkets in Taiwan have been making efforts to reassure consumers about the safety of their beef products, amid speculations that Taiwan may be preparing to lift its ban on US beef imports that contain residues of the feed additive ractopamine in order to facilitate trade talks

Group vows to protest if ban on ractopamine lifted

2012-02-10 17:22:39

An association of hog growers threatened Friday to mobilize its members in protest outside the Presidential Office if the government buckles under pressure and allows the entry of US beef imports containing a banned leanness-enhancing drug.

Beef issue pivotal to resumption of TIFA talks: US official

2011-09-16 04:50:29

A visiting high-ranking US official said Thursday that Taiwan's ban on the importation of specific American beef products is a challenging issue that needs to be addressed before talks can resume over the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between the two sides.

Taiwan-US FTA not in cards: US official

2011-09-16 04:29:38

A free trade agreement between Taiwan and the United States is not realistic at the moment as there remain many barriers, a high-level U.S. official said Wednesday.

Chinese opposition not a concern of U.S.-Taiwan FTA: scholar

2011-08-04 14:11:09

The real barrier to the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the U.S. and Taiwan is not China's opposition, but American disinterest and Taiwanese protectionism, a research fellow of the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation said Wednesday.