Will Taiwan's proposed serving of U.S. beef give it a seat at the table in the next round of trade talks?

Taiwanese officials on Wednesday said they would recommend a conditional lifting of restrictions against U.S. beef that contains a "safe level" of ractopamine, a meat-leanness enhancer used by U.S. cattle raisers, to the legislature. Lawmakers can still reject the proposal, as they did with a similar one two years ago.

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