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China to ‘gradually’ lift ban on Japanese seafood imports
The decision comes a year after the restrictions were imposed over the release of waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant
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China has agreed to “gradually resume” imports of Japanese seafood a year after it banned the products in response to the release of treated waste water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant.
The decision was made after “rounds of talks” between Beijing and Tokyo over the impact of discharging the waste water into the Pacific Ocean, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday afternoon.
The announcement is a rare moment of agreement between the two Asian powers whose relationship has been troubled by a long list of contentious issues, from wartime grievances and territorial disputes, to Japanese export limits on semiconductors and Tokyo’s deepening geopolitical and military alignment with the United States.
In its announcement, the ministry said China would take part in “long-term international monitoring under the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency” (IAEA) and “gradually resume imports of Japanese aquatic products that meet” regulatory standards.
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