China has re-banned the import of Japanese seafood

Beijing informed Tokyo about the ban on the import of any Japanese seafood to China less than two weeks after the resumption of relevant supplies. The trade restrictions were introduced against the background of a sharp deterioration in relations between the two countries following statements by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Taiwan. This was reported on November 19 by the Kyodo News agency.

"China has informed Japan of the suspension of imports of Japanese seafood amid a diplomatic conflict between the two countries," the article says.

According to a source in the Japanese government, Beijing explained its decision by the need to monitor the purified radioactive waters discharged from the emergency Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. However, it is noted that the resumption of the import ban may be due to a sharp increase in tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.

The day before, it was reported that Takaichi's statements about his readiness to deploy self-defense forces in the event of China's attempt to establish control over Taiwan caused a crisis in international relations.

On November 7, Japan announced the resumption of seafood supplies to China for the first time since Beijing imposed a ban on imports of products in 2023 due to wastewater discharge from Fukushima-1.

Japan began dumping radiation-free water from the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant into the ocean in August 2023. The government of the country stated that it is safe for the environment, since the water as a whole is purified from radioactive substances and contains only an isotope of hydrogen, also known as tritium. After Tokyo's decision, China banned the import of fish and seafood from Japan.

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