So, in retaliation for Europe protecting Roquefort, Stilton cheese and Scottish farmed salmon (sic.), among other agrobiodiversity products, the Chinese have slapped Protected Denominations of Origin (PDO) on Guanxi honey pomelos, Shaanxi apples and Longjing tea and a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) on Liaxian Mashan yams. ((Sorry, Google doesn’t know anything about these delectable-sounding yams. Which I am willing to bet are sweet potatoes.)) Well, no, not really, it was all much more amicable than that. And Dongshan asparagus, Jinxiang garlic, Pinggu peach, Yancheng crayfish and Zhenjiang vinegar are waiting in the wings…
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