AIT ire over Taichung public pork briefingLACK OF RESPECT? The Taichung City Government on Wednesday allegedly did not confer with AIT Director Brent Christensen before turning a closed-door meeting into a public briefing — especially as it included a severe critique of US pork imports. Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) told Christensen in plain terms that she is opposed to the importation of US pork with traces of ractopamine. Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen, front left, holds up domestically produced pork at a meeting in Taichung yesterday. AIT spokeswoman Amanda Mansour said in a statement that all US exports to Taiwan and other trade partners “are safe and meet the same high, evidence-based standards” as pork consumed in the US.

Source: Taipei Times December 17, 2020 15:56 UTC