Watch: Taiwan lifts ban on Chinese hairy crabs

Five tons of hairy crab recently hit Taiwanese shores after the nation lifted a four-year ban on Chinese crab imports. The ban was implemented in 2009 due to the discovery of cancer-causing chemicals in the crabs.
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