Under the current situation, even if Japanese aquatic products are exported to China, there will be no marketJapan PM Takaichi’s erroneous remarks about Taiwan have fundamentally damaged the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relationsChina seriously urges Japan to retract its erroneous remarks, stop creating incidents on China-related issuesUrges Japan to take concrete actions to admit its mistakesIf Japan refuses to withdraw the remarks, even continuing to make mistakes, China will have to take stern and resolute countermeasuresJapan will bear all the consequences arising therefrom
This follows a report from Kyodo on China considering a ban on Japanese seafood imports here.
The Japanese PM remark in question is the one Takaichi gave on November 7 when asked what circumstances regarding Taiwan would count as a survival-threatening situation for Japan. She said “if
there are battleships and the use of force, no matter how you think
about it, it could constitute a survival-threatening situation”.
A “survival-threatening situation” is a legal term under Japan’s security law implying the use of Japanese self-defence forces to repond to a threat on allies that could pose a threat to Japan.
This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at investinglive.com.