Comment by vkou

They are #3 and #6 on the IUU list.

https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IUU-...

#1 China - 3.86 #2 Russia - 3.04 #3 South Korea - 2.91 #4 Somalia - 2.90 #5 Yemen - 2.89 #6 Taiwan - 2.88

Neck and neck with two states undergoing decades of civil war, and one that's a bit of an international pariah at the moment. A truly glowing endorsement.

> Taiwan's impact is a tiny fraction of China's.

Do you have any citation for this? The reports you cited do not give any numbers, and only put blame on both countries for use of forced labour, and for catching sharks (on the basis that both violate a US shark fishing ban, that was only passed by Congress in 2021[1]).

Taiwan also received a positive citation for closing some loopholes in its laws (With no evaluation for whether it enforces them.)

[1] Which is a good thing, but it is not an international shark fin ban. It's not entirely clear to me why either Taiwan or China have to follow domestic American law...