November 21, 2025
This handout photo taken and released by Taiwan's Presidential Office on November 20, 2025 shows Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te having sushi and miso soup for lunch in Taipei. PHOTO: HANDOUT/TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE/AFP
Taiwan President Lai shows support for Japan in China dispute with sushi lunch
Taiwan’s government, which rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, has in recent years been subjected to similar food export bans by China, including Taiwanese pineapples and fish, in what Taipei has said is part of a Chinese pressure campaign.
