Lifting of ractopamine ban for beef may help restart Taiwan-U.S. trade talks

Taiwan's Legislature passed an amendment yesterday that cleared the way for imports of American beef containing a previously banned veterinary drug. President Ma Ying-jeou hailed the result and said he expects it will allow long-stalled trade talks with the United States to resume before the end of this year. President Ma couldn't hide his joy because the contentious deadlock over the U.S. beef ...