Taiwan farmers reel from sanctions' impact

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 27, 2022 12:08 am

HUALIEN, Taiwan: As a Taiwanese fighter jet screamed over the lush green fields of eastern Hualien county last week, pomelo farmer Mulin Ou sat in his orchard counting the cost of China's latest push to squeeze the island.

Cross-strait tensions have risen to their highest level in decades as China rages over a visit by United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this month.

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