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> Oh, the pollution issues are still there. But the farming practices are
> better-regulated at least.


There's another point I should mention. Many Taiwanese businesspeople
come to Fujian and invest in Fujian. So they might set up tea farms
and grow Taiwan tea - right in Fujian. The same for Fujian tea farmers
and entrepreneurs - they will find some suitable and cheap land, and
start tea cultivation. So the so-called Taiwan tea you drink may not
even be from Taiwan.


There's an article he
http://www.teafromtaiwan.com/Taiwan_...n_in_China.htm