In late August 2023, China imposed a ban on imports of all seafood from Japan in response to [[Tokyo]]’s discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the stricken [[Fukushima]] nuclear power plant into the ocean. China had long been Japan’s largest seafood customer, with imports of marine products reaching almost $500 million dollars in 2022. Russian seafood suppliers from the [[Kamchatka]] region stepped in to fill the void from Chinese demand. In response, the [[G7]] called of a repeal of the ban and for China to accept [[radioactive]] seafood.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3239580/g7-calls-japanese-food-bans-be-immediately-lifted-after-chinas-curbs</ref> The Biden regime [[Department of Defense]] then began bulk buying of radioactive seafood from Japan to feed to US service personnel in an attempt to offset Japan's loss of the Chinese market.<ref>https://www.axios.com/2023/10/30/us-military-japanese-seafood-china-import-ban</ref> | In late August 2023, China imposed a ban on imports of all seafood from Japan in response to [[Tokyo]]’s discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the stricken [[Fukushima]] nuclear power plant into the ocean. China had long been Japan’s largest seafood customer, with imports of marine products reaching almost $500 million dollars in 2022. Russian seafood suppliers from the [[Kamchatka]] region stepped in to fill the void from Chinese demand. In response, the [[G7]] called of a repeal of the ban and for China to accept [[radioactive]] seafood.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3239580/g7-calls-japanese-food-bans-be-immediately-lifted-after-chinas-curbs</ref> The Biden regime [[Department of Defense]] then began bulk buying of radioactive seafood from Japan to feed to US service personnel in an attempt to offset Japan's loss of the Chinese market.<ref>https://www.axios.com/2023/10/30/us-military-japanese-seafood-china-import-ban</ref> |