G7 calls for immediate repeal of Japanese seafood ban to put pressure on China

[The Epoch Times, October 29, 2023] (Comprehensive report by Epoch Times reporter Xia Yu) On Sunday (October 29), the Group of Seven (G7) held a meeting of trade ministers. The ministers called for the "immediate abolition" of restrictions on Japanese seafood. Import restrictions on products have put pressure on the CCP. The G7 also expressed concern about the CCP’s restrictions on graphite exports and condemned economic coercion and trade weaponization. The G7 trade ministers held a weekend meeting in Osaka and later issued a statement calling for the repeal of the ban on Japanese seafood. The statement did not name China (Chinese Communist Party), but condemned the increasing use of trade to impose economic coercion. The 10-page statement said: "We regret the weaponization of economic dependence and are committed to establishing free, fair and mutually beneficial economic and trade relations." On August 24, when Japan began to discharge treated radioactive water from the damaged ...