Thousands join annual Taiwan protest, anger focused on US pork

President Tsai Ing-wen announced in August that the government would from Jan 1 allow in US pork containing ractopamine, an additive that enhances leanness but which is banned in the European Union and China. - AP

TAIPEI (Reuters): Thousands of people thronged Taipei's streets on Sunday (Nov 22) for the annual "Autumn Struggle" protest march organised by labour groups, with much of the anger focused on the government's decision to ease restrictions on imports of US pork.

Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) rallied its supporters to join in the march for the first time, having mounted an increasingly strident campaign against the pork move, which it says threatens food safety.