How China’s appetite for the ‘king of fruits’ is changing Southeast Asia

It’s been called the world’s stinkiest fruit. But it’s profoundly beloved by many.

Durian is simply a pungent, prickly effect from Southeast Asia that has fascinated foreigners for centuries, and China is nary exception.

China buys astir of the world’s durian exports, a surge spurred implicit the past decennary by societal media and increasing commercialized ties with durian-producing countries.

Both locals and Chinese are seeking to grow the booming durian manufacture crossed Southeast Asia.

But the imaginable of precocious profits has besides ignited tensions, resulting successful onshore disputes and biology concerns.

101 East investigates China’s durian obsession.

Additional footage credits: Utrecht University Library, Freedom Film Network