BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 21:17:00
Rupert wingfield—hayes sent this report. it may not look like it, but these ponds in southern taiwan are filled with gold. the huge fish thrashing around in su gou—zhen�*s ponds are called grouper. on the tables of beijing and shanghai, each one can fetch up to 2,000 us dollars. 80% of taiwan's grouper used to go to china. now it's zero. beijing's import bans are hitting taiwan where it hurts the most. so, is it working? "older fishermen like me are nervous," he says, "but the younger generation, they're not worried. they think, fine, if china doesn't want to buy our fish, we'll sell to ...