Irked by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi`s visit to Taiwan, China on Wednesday announced the halt of natural sand export to the island.
China also reportedly suspended imports of citrus fruits, chilled white hairtail & frozen horse mackerel from the Taiwan region from Wednesday, according to the country`s General Administration of Customs: Libijian, Consul General of China to Karachi.
Notably, Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, ignoring Beijing`s repeated security threats.
Beijing has maintained that Pelosi`s visit is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the China-US joint communique. It said the visit gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and sends a seriously wrong signal to the "separatist forces for Taiwan independence".
Shortly after Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday, she reaffirmed her country`s unwavering support for Taiwan`s democracy and said this trip in no way contradicts longstanding United States policy on the self-governed island.
On Tuesday, China temporarily halted imports of products from multiple Taiwanese food companies, Taiwan`s Council of Agriculture (COA) confirmed, as per Focus Taiwan.
Moreover, China also announced the halting of natural sand exports to the Taiwan region from Wednesday.
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