News US Ambassador to Japan calls Chinese ban on Japanese seafood 'economic coercion'. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has accused China of using "economic coercion" against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. While Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan's coasts, the ban has severely impacted Japan's fishing industry. Emanuel stated that China's intention is to isolate Japan and described the ban as the latest example of China's economic coercion.
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Asia Daily: September 23, 2023
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News US Ambassador to Japan calls Chinese ban on Japanese seafood 'economic coercion'. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has accused China of using "economic coercion" against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. While Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan's coasts, the ban has severely impacted Japan's fishing industry. Emanuel stated that China's intention is to isolate Japan and described the ban as the latest example of China's economic coercion.