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 | Farmers in Taiwan's southern county of Tainan sell mangoes at a market in Yuching township August 1, 2005. China opens its doors wide to Taiwan produce, axing import tariffs on 15 fruits from August 1 to curry favour with farmers in the island's south, may of whom are staunch supporters of pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian. Taiwan's leader is warning farmers against what he calls China's reunification ploy, saying Beijing is trying to erode his grass-roots voter base and make the self-ruled island of 23 million people more economically dependent on the mainland. click to open  |
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