{"646673":{"#nid":"646673","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Pineapple Ban Another Prickle In Cross-Strait Relations","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDalton Lin, assistant professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, wrote the piece \u0026quot;Pineapple Ban Another Prickle In Cross-Strait Relations,\u0026quot; published April 15, 2021 in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EEast Asia Forum\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe article discusses the state of geopolitics between Taiwan and China through the context of a recent ban on the importation of Taiwanese pineapple by China.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnlike the banana ban in 2012, this pineapple ban\u0026rsquo;s timing appears mysterious because no incident preceded the suspension. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called the announcement\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2021\/03\/taiwan-promotes-freedom-pineapples-in-response-to-chinese-import-ban\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026lsquo;ambush-like\u0026rsquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe larger background to this ban involves the triangular dynamics between Beijing, Taipei and Washington. The Biden administration\u0026rsquo;s statements and actions since its inauguration indicate that it will continue the Trump administration\u0026rsquo;s strong support of Taiwan. The pineapple ban is Beijing\u0026rsquo;s signal to Taipei that it cannot circumvent the influence of Beijing over its affairs, even with US support.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ban could also be explained with reference to Taiwan\u0026rsquo;s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government having recently reshuffled its Mainland Affairs Council (MAC). The new MAC head has signalled optimistic expectations in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/cross-strait\/202102230007\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebreaking the cross-Strait impasse\u003C\/a\u003E. The pineapple ban lays bare the reality of cross-Strait relations when there is no official channel to deal with an issue as minor as \u0026lsquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/taiwan-china-pineapple\/prickly-problem-taiwan-says-wont-be-beaten-by-china-pineapple-ban-idUSL3N2L10OS\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eharmful creatures\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo; found on pineapples. Beijing reiterated its political precondition for exchange \u0026mdash; that Taipei needs to find a way to come to terms with Beijing\u0026rsquo;s \u0026lsquo;one China\u0026rsquo; principle \u0026mdash; and laid the blame for disrupted cross-Strait relations on the DPP government.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/15042021-pineapple-ban-another-prickle-in-cross-strait-relations-analysis\/\u0022\u003EFull article.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"35266","created_gmt":"2021-04-20 18:27:05","changed_gmt":"2021-04-20 18:27:05","author":"ifrazer3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"breakthrough device designation","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/15042021-pineapple-ban-another-prickle-in-cross-strait-relations-analysis\/","dateline":{"date":"2021-04-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-04-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"638190":{"id":"638190","type":"image","title":"Dalton Lin","body":null,"created":"1598029352","gmt_created":"2020-08-21 17:02:32","changed":"1598029352","gmt_changed":"2020-08-21 17:02:32","alt":"","file":{"fid":"242725","name":"Dalton Lin.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Dalton%20Lin.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Dalton%20Lin.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":360772,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Dalton%20Lin.jpg?itok=8UDLPrce"}}},"media_ids":["638190"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1616","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"167256","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}