Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council minister Chiu Chui-cheng has criticized Beijing's suspension of import tariff relief on 134 Taiwanese products, claiming the "unilateral" move is not in line with World Trade Organization regulations.
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00:00 Taiwan has criticized China's plan to suspend preferential tariff rates on some Taiwanese
00:05 imports.
00:06 We want to express our strong protest and dissatisfaction here.
00:12 I think the consequences should be borne by the mainland.
00:18 I think this kind of political operation that oppresses and intimidates Taiwan will only
00:23 distort the direction of the mutual benefits of the two-strait economic and trade relations.
00:30 The head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said Beijing's unilateral move breaks WTO
00:35 rules.
00:36 China suspended the tariff relief on 134 Taiwanese products.
00:40 The move came less than two weeks since President Lai Ching-da took office and followed two
00:44 days of Chinese military exercises around Taiwan.
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