China has cleared just three pomelo orchards and packing plants in Taiwan's Yunlin County for export, and Taipei sees it as political pressure rather than a trade opening.

• China's customs agency added only three Yunlin businesses to its approved list, all in a county run by the opposition KMT.
• Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office said pomelo exports depend on accepting the "1992 consensus" and opposing Taiwan independence.
• Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council calls it divide-and-rule: access granted by political loyalty, not food safety checks.
• Officials say they asked the agriculture ministry and still cannot explain why these three were picked out of many Yunlin growers.
• Earlier approvals covered whole batches of growers in Hualien and Taitung, making the narrow Yunlin list stand out.

Outlook: Expect Beijing to keep doling out farm-export access in small, politically targeted batches as Taiwan's next election season builds.