South Korea: China boycotts Japanese products, discussing additional import regulations

Since the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan on the 24th, a craze for “salt hoarding” has been blowing across China. A woman stands at a store checkout counter with a shopping cart stacked with boxes of salt. Photo Source: Weibo As Japan discharges contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, countries are showing mixed reactions. In particular, the temperature difference between China and the United States, which are the “G2” countries, is significant. In China, which stopped importing Japanese seafood products on the 24th, the first day of release, there is a craze for buying salt and other marine necessities. Signs of a boycott against Japanese brands, as well as voices of additional import restrictions, are significant. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, “I will urge China to abolish import restrictions,” but China responded coldly, so the possibility of success is uncertain. The United States ...