Economic Minister Wang Meihua.

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[Reporter Xie Junlin/Taipei Report] The Ministry of Economic Affairs announced that the import of Chinese snail noodles, "Huang Feihong" spicy peanuts, and Chinese-made silicon nasogastric tubes is prohibited, and the snack "Konjac Shuang" is conditionally imported.

In this regard, Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Meihua stated today (18th) that "Huang Feihong" spicy peanuts have never been allowed to be imported; and the Medical Materials Association recently proposed that Chinese-made nasogastric tubes were dumped at low prices. After deliberation by a certain mechanism, the official basis If the situation decides to ban imports, there are relevant management mechanisms that have been in place for a long time.

Wang Meihua pointed out in an interview in the Legislative Yuan today that the government does the same for the import of Chinese-made products. If there is no open import product, a special application is required; and "Konjac Shuang" is also an item that cannot be imported. Later, the industry applied for special import. The product is not manufactured in China, but the industry does import it.

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As for why Chinese-made nasogastric tubes are prohibited from being exported to Taiwan, Wang Meihua said that the Medical Materials Association reported to the Ministry of Economic Affairs that Chinese products have low prices and unfair competition. People, public associations, etc. also held relevant briefing sessions, and finally decided based on the objective situation, "This mechanism has been around for a long time, and there are related management mechanisms."