It's time to take action! China is about to start substantive countermeasures against Japan! On November 19, according to a report by Kyodo News, the Japanese media cited Japanese government officials saying that China has notified Japan that it will suspend the import of Japanese seafood products. Today morning, China contacted Japan through official diplomatic channels and pointed out that this move may be a countermeasure against Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Sanae's remarks on "Taiwan's situation" during the Diet session.
Considering that this news from the Japanese media came right after the meeting between Chinese and Japanese diplomats, what does it mean? It means we have started substantive countermeasures against Japan. Of course, the current situation is entirely the result of Takahashi Sanae's self-inflicted actions. We gave Japan an opportunity to withdraw her remarks, but Japan did not seize it, so we cannot be polite anymore.
In fact, since June 29, we have conditionally resumed the import of some areas' seafood products from Japan. On November 5, the first batch of about 6 tons of frozen scallops from Hokkaido were shipped to China, which was also the first actual shipment of Japanese seafood products to China after China completely suspended the import of Japanese seafood products in August 2023. However, just a few days after we partially resumed the import of Japanese seafood products, we are again preparing to suspend the import of Japanese seafood products, which is a huge blow to the Japanese seafood industry.
What does this mean for Japan? This means that Takahashi Sanae's despicable remarks are seriously deteriorating Sino-Japanese economic and trade relations, and this could very well be the starting move of our substantive countermeasures. There is no doubt that we may have other measures to increase pressure in the future. In short, Takahashi Sanae can be stubborn and refuse to change her words, but she must bear the consequences. We will not give up here!
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1849195867948169/
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