South China Sea banana wars trigger a search for new export markets

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The Philippines and China are engaging in a territorial squabble over the Scarborough Shoal ? you can read more about the politics here. China claims it’s unrelated, but it has effectively banned imports of Philippine fruits, leaving them rotting in its ports. The Philippine agricultural exports to China were worth $390 million last year, so the government is looking for other export markets, as explained in this article.