Freedom pineapples
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| Traditional Chinese | 自由鳳梨 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 自由凤梨 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 自由菠蘿 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 自由菠萝 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Freedom pineapples (Chinese: 自由鳳梨; pinyin: Zìyóu fènglí) was a political and social response in 2021 to a Chinese ban on the import of pineapples from Taiwan. It encouraged domestic and international consumption to replace the loss of the mainland Chinese market, which had formerly imported 97% of all Taiwanese pineapple exports. It did not fully shield Taiwan from the economic consequences. In 2021, Taiwanese pineapple exports dropped to 55% of their 2019 levels.