Ban on Japanese aquatic products is necessary food safety measure

In an interview with the media, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently said that he does not agree with China's ban on the import of Japanese aquatic products and that his government urges the Chinese side to immediately revoke the control measures.

In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the release of the nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant damages the health of all mankind, the global marine environment and the international public interest. It is therefore justified, reasonable and necessary that countries, including China, take corresponding preventive measures to safeguard their food safety and people's health.

The discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea and a series of safety incidents at the crippled nuclear power plant highlight the internal management chaos at the Tokyo Electric Power Company, the plant's operator, and weak supervision by the Japanese government, Wang said. This also intensifies the concerns of the international community and shows once again that Japan's claim that discharged water is safe and reliable cannot be taken at face value.