China blocks citrus and fish imports from Taiwan after Pelosi’s visit to island

China blocks citrus and fish imports from Taiwan after Pelosi’s visit to island
Customers buy fruit at a stall in Taipei, Taiwan (Chiang Ying-ying/AP)

China has blocked imports of citrus fruits and fish from Taiwan in retaliation for a visit by top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi to the self-ruled island.

The two sides, which split in 1949 after a civil war, have no official relations but multibillion-dollar business ties, especially in the flow of Taiwanese-made processor chips needed by Chinese factories that assemble the world’s smartphones and other electronics.

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