Children wave Taiwan's national flags during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 10, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP-Chiang Ying-ying
Somewhere at the confluence of politics, commerce and shared values driving a recent wave of Canadian fascination with Taiwan, there were the island’s “freedom pineapples.”
In 2021, imports of the fruit enjoyed a spike in interest internationally when China banned them from its market.