Taiwan must deal with Japan food import ban after applying to join CPTPP: minister

Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) Taiwan needs to face the issue of a decade-long ban on Japanese food imports from areas affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster, now that it has formally applied to join the Tokyo-led Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the nation's top trade negotiator said on Thursday.

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