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How a Pineapple Illustrates Relations Between China and Taiwan

How a Pineapple Illustrates Relations Between China and Taiwan

State of the World from NPR · NPR

January 24, 20248m 44s

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We hear of the saga of the mango pineapple, an exclusive new pineapple cultivar from Taiwan that was allegedly stolen by China. It shows the economic ties between two places that are also adversaries and the incident is prompting questions about how far Beijing will go to coerce Taiwan — and who really owns the food we eat.

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