China Suspends Seafood Imports From Japan on Water Release
- Move comes as Beijing vowed ‘necessary steps’ on food safety
- China is major export market for Japanese fish, crustaceans
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China will stop all seafood imports from Japan, escalating tensions between the two nations as Japan begins a contentious release of treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.
The move to “comprehensively” pause purchases of aquatic products from Japan goes into effect Thursday, the Chinese customs office said in a statement, effectively making good on warnings this week to take “necessary steps” to safeguard food safety and the marine environment.