Taiwan's opposition suffers a major setback after voters reject four referendums it championed as a show of no confidence in the government
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party had warned that a"yes" vote on the pork ban would hurt Taiwan's trade ties with its key ally and jeopardise a bid to join a major trans-Pacific trade pact.
One of the most contentious referendums on Saturday asked whether to ban imports of pork containing the leanness-enhancing additive ractopamine on safety grounds. As for the LNG terminal, the government said it will secure energy supplies for the semiconductor-producing island, hit by power cuts said in May.
The defeat of the referendums comes as Taipei faces growing military and political pressure from Beijing, and is a boost for President Tsai Ing-wenChina claims the democratically ruled island as its own territory.
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