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Protest in Taiwan over US pork imports

By AFP
29 November 2020   |   5:21 pm
Tens of thousands of protestors march in downtown Taipei on Sunday in an anti-government demonstration targeting a range of measures. Protesters are angry over labour issues, media freedom and a recent controversial decision to allow the import of American pork containing ractopamine, a feed additive used by American farmers to promote leaner meat in livestock.

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