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Taiwan Government and International – February 2022

Julia Bergström/2022-02-082022-02-11

Nicaragua Severs Ties with Taiwan Nicaragua ended official diplomatic relations with Taiwan in December, stating that it “recognizes that there is only one single China.” It was the eighth country to sever ties with Taiwan since 2016, leaving the island with only 14 diplomatic partners. The break in relations comes as the U.S. and countries…

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Behind the News

The WTO Crisis and Taiwan

Jens Kastner/2019-04-162019-04-15

The biggest concern for Taiwan is that the body’s dispute-resolution mechanism may be weakened or unable to function. U.S. President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the way it regulates trade among its 164 members. Trump has even threatened to withdraw the United States from…

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Lightening Up on Lunch Restrictions

Rachel McMahon/2017-06-232022-10-19

Article 23 of the School Health Act (SHA) prohibits schools from using raw or fresh foods that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients and primary processed products. However, this provision, which was adopted in 2015 in the amended version of Article 23 of the SHA, prohibits schools from serving GM foods that have been fully accredited…

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Reviewing the Rules on School Lunches in Taiwan

Don Shapiro/2016-08-052022-10-19

Two amendments are said to be contrary to Taiwan’s WTO obligations. AmCham Taipei’s Retail Committee has raised questions as to whether two amendments to Article 23 of the School Health Act (SHA), dealing with the provision of lunches to public school students, contravene Taiwan’s obligations to international trade agreements to which it is a party….

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