Legs Crossed

Politics, religion and health intrude into the issue of chicken imports from the US, despite risks of a trade war.

April 9, 2002

The import of US chicken legs has recently become a heated issue again, with even top officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry & Trade in conflict. Their differences however, have much broader political implications.

The Ministry of Industry & Trade doesn't mind chicken-leg imports as long as the requirements are met. The ministry's Decree No. 230/1997, which the present Industry & Trade Minister Rini

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