Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson with the Taiwan Affairs Office of State Council. Photo: VCG

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council is willing to provide assistance in resuming the import of agricultural and aquatic products from the island of Taiwan to the Chinese mainland, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson from the office, said on Monday.

The mainland has always attached great importance to the interests and welfare of farmers and fishermen in the Taiwan island, Zhu said.

In recent years, the office has taken various measures to ease the difficulties of unmarketable agricultural and fishery products from the island, and assisted the farmers in expanding the mainland market, which brought tangible benefits to Taiwan people, Zhu noted.

The mainland suspended imports of certain agricultural and aquatic products from the island of Taiwan for safety reasons after pests and banned drugs were detected in the products since March 2021, Zhu said.

Since then, farmers and fishermen on the island have expressed hopes that the mainland can resume those imports as soon as possible, and they agreed to improve the quality of their products to ensure food safety.

Zhu said that the office is willing to make joint efforts with relevant parties on the island to help resume imports of agricultural and fishery products to the mainland.

Global Times