Japanese scallops have been exported to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry: Will continue to strengthen supervision of Japanese seafood imports

On November 07, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mao Ning, presided over a regular press conference. A reporter from Japan Television asked, the Japanese government announced that a batch of Japanese scallops has recently been exported to China. This is the first time that Japanese seafood has been exported to China since China imposed an import ban on Japanese seafood two years ago. What is China's comment on this?

"Regarding the export of Japanese seafood to China, China has already issued a notice." Mao Ning emphasized that China will continue to monitor the international monitoring of the nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima and the independent sampling monitoring by China. We hope that Japan will continue to carry out the international monitoring of the nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima and the independent sampling monitoring by China. We will also continue to work with the international community to urge Japan to fulfill its commitments.

On Friday, the Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, Kiichi Miura, stated that 6.6 tons of scallops were transported to China on Wednesday.

In 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant suffered three core meltdowns after an earthquake and tsunami, resulting in large amounts of radioactive wastewater leakage, which needed to be stored in tanks.

Despite concerns from neighboring countries, Japan began discharging the treated radioactive water from the power plant into the Pacific Ocean in August 2023.

Tokyo said that the discharge of the wastewater is safe and has the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a United Nations nuclear oversight agency.

The agreement between China and Japan has set several new procedures for Japan. The fish processing facilities in Japan need to be registered in China. Exporters also need to provide inspection certificates to ensure that the seafood has been tested for radioactive substances.

Sources: The Paper + Peninsula TV + News Agency

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