Protest at US beef imports
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March 9, 2012, Friday
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THOUSANDS of Taiwan farmers pelted waste and rotten eggs at a government building yesterday to protest a plan to allow imports of US beef containing a growth drug.
Newly re-elected Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou is seeking to strengthen ties with the US by resolving a long-running beef dispute that has stalled trade talks between the two sides.
The protesters gathered outside Taiwan's ornate legislative building, and later marched to the Agriculture Council and pelted police with pig excrement and rotten eggs. They broke through a security barrier, but shield-wielding officers prevented them from entering the building.
Ma's government announced this week that it plans to lift a ban on US beef containing minimal traces of ractopamine, a feed additive for meat leaning. The government sought to appease opponents by promising to ensure that vendors properly label their meat products.
The protesting hog farmers chanted anti-US beef slogans.
Hog farmers fear that lifting the ban could spark widespread health concerns that would affect consumption of other meat products, undermining their livelihoods.
Taiwan banned all US beef imports in 2003.
Newly re-elected Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou is seeking to strengthen ties with the US by resolving a long-running beef dispute that has stalled trade talks between the two sides.
The protesters gathered outside Taiwan's ornate legislative building, and later marched to the Agriculture Council and pelted police with pig excrement and rotten eggs. They broke through a security barrier, but shield-wielding officers prevented them from entering the building.
Ma's government announced this week that it plans to lift a ban on US beef containing minimal traces of ractopamine, a feed additive for meat leaning. The government sought to appease opponents by promising to ensure that vendors properly label their meat products.
The protesting hog farmers chanted anti-US beef slogans.
Hog farmers fear that lifting the ban could spark widespread health concerns that would affect consumption of other meat products, undermining their livelihoods.
Taiwan banned all US beef imports in 2003.
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