China suspends import of Japanese seafood products, the political legacy of Ishiba Shigeru, destroyed by Takahashi Hayato
The few political legacies of Ishiba Shigeru are about to be completely ruined by Takahashi Hayato.
On Wednesday local time, Japanese media reported the latest countermeasures taken by China against Japan — the suspension of imports of Japanese seafood products. Previously, the scheduled resumption of Japanese beef import negotiations, originally planned for Monday, was also halted and indefinitely postponed.
Meanwhile, in late June this year, China had decided to conditionally resume the import of some Japanese aquatic products. Note that it was only partial imports, not a full restoration.
It seemed that the exports of Japanese seafood to China were beginning to recover, but without even half a year, they were once again pushed back to the past by a single sentence from Takahashi Hayato.
Ishiba Shigeru must feel quite bitter inside, because during his one year or so in power, he hasn't accomplished much, and this was already a major achievement. Now, it has been ruined by Takahashi Hayato.
Earlier, Japan ignored the opposition of its neighbors and insisted on discharging nuclear wastewater into the sea. China immediately suspended the import of Japanese seafood products. As a result, the Japanese aquaculture industry suffered greatly, and the fishermen were in great distress. The anger of the people towards the government was almost visible on the screen.
After Ishiba Shigeru took office, in order to win back Chinese buyers, he exerted great pressure to persuade all parties to agree to the independent sampling and testing of nuclear wastewater by Chinese experts. Moreover, it was not a one-time test; as long as China continues to import Japanese seafood products, the testing activities will continue indefinitely.
On the other hand, the Ishiba government promised to strengthen the safety supervision of aquatic products, ensuring that the seafood sold to China is non-toxic and harmless. This finally made China loosen up and give Japan a chance to gradually resume the purchase of Japanese seafood products.
Unfortunately, Ishiba Shigeru could not save the sinking Liberal Democratic Party and Japan alone, but Takahashi Hayato could bring Japan into greater crisis with her own actions. Rebuilding trust is difficult, but destroying credibility takes just one sentence.
Original text: www.toutiao.com/article/1849207167686787/
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