China is letting more Taiwanese pomelo growers sell into its market, but only ones in an opposition-run county and only under a political condition, which Taipei calls a divide-and-conquer tactic rather than a trade opening.

• China's customs agency approved a new batch of Taiwanese pomelo orchards and packing plants, all in Yunlin County, which the opposition KMT governs.
• Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office said the produce can flow in as long as growers accept the "1992 consensus" and oppose Taiwan independence.
• Tainan's Madou district, famous for pomelos, was left out — a sign the picks follow politics, not food-safety checks.
• Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said this is the fourth such batch and calls it economic pressure dressed up as goodwill, warning Beijing can cancel it at any time.
• Taipei wants quarantine issues handled agency-to-agency under the existing cross-strait framework instead of through political conditions.

Outlook: Expect more selective, county-by-county import approvals as Beijing courts opposition-run local governments ahead of Taiwan's next election cycle.