Published Date: 2021-12-21
Foreign affairs
ministry spokesperson Joanne Ou says the results of the referendum vote last
Saturday will have a positive impact on trade with the US. On Tuesday, Ou said
the US State Department and American Institute in Taiwan approved of the Taiwan
people's decision to not reinstate the ban on pork imports with ractopamine.
Ractopamine is a
leanness enhancing additive commonly found in US pork. Taiwan's foreign affairs
ministry was concerned that if Taiwan reinstated the ban on ractopamine, it
would hurt trade relations with the US and other countries.
Ou says that
US-Taiwan relations have always been strong, and that the two countries
maintain an ongoing discussion regarding their trade agreements. This has been
enhanced by the annual US-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue, as
well as the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.
The ministry says
that the past referendum shows that Taiwan's people have a sense of
responsibility and maturity when it comes to handling national affairs. It says
it hopes that these results will pave the way for building ties with other
countries in the future.