STIMULATED by the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between mainland China and Taiwan, Xiamen city's fruit imports from Taiwan doubles in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period a year ago, Xinhua reports.
In the first three months, the southeast China coastal city imported 160 batches of Taiwan fruit, up 22.1 per cent year on year, weighing 22.22 million tonnes, up 99.9 per cent over the same period in 2011. Value of these fruit soared 103.1 per cent to US$2.49 million.