Taiwan says China’s ban on imports of its fruit, vegetables, seafood and other goods violate trade rules, in the latest ratcheting up of tensions between the self-governing island republic and its massive neighbor,

Taiwan denounced China on Thursday for suspending tariff exemptions on agricultural imports from the island, saying it was "economic coercion" and not conducive to improving relations. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory,

Taiwanese officials have called it an act of "economic coercion," which China has been accused of in the past.

Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said the devices were made by a Budapest-based company with a license to use its brand.

The deadly simultaneous explosions triggered by hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members in Lebanon have thrust a little-known Taiwanese electronics manufacturer into the global spotlight, after its damaged products were identified in images following the attack.

The company, Gold Apollo, said it had not manufactured the devices, pointing to another company that it said was licensed to use its brand.