Chinese mainland imports 540 mln USD agricultural products from Taiwan
30/5/2008 16:33
Chinese mainland imported 456,000 tons of agricultural products worth
US$540 million from Taiwan between 2005 to April 2008, a Chinese mainland
official said today.
From 2005 to April 2008, the mainland imported 8,066
tons of fruits worth US$1.14 million, with 13.48 million yuan (US$1.95 million)
in tax exempted, said Yang Yi, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the
State Council.
In the meantime, the mainland imported 660 tons of vegetables
and aquatic products worth 310,000 yuan, with 260,000 yuan in tax exempted, he
said.
Last year, trade volume between the two sides hit a new high of
US$124.48 billion, up 15.4 percent year on year, of which mainland's export to
Taiwan reached US$23.46 billion, up 13.1 percent and mainland's import from
Taiwan reached US$101.02 billion, up 16 percent.
Xinhua
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