China Bans Japanese Seafood
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Beijing suggested it might reimpose a ban on seafood imports from Japan after warning its citizens to avoid travel there and postponing the release of at least two Japanese movies.
China stepped up its economic war with Japan on Wednesday as a dispute between Asia’s two biggest economies intensified over a remark by Tokyo's new leader about a Japanese response to any Chinese military move against self-ruled Taiwan.
Within days of China urging its citizens not to travel to Japan due to a diplomatic dispute, Tokyo-based tour operator East Japan International Travel Service had lost 80% of its bookings for the remainder of the year.
China has frozen regulatory reviews for new Japanese films, adding to the fallout from a dispute over Taiwan that shows little sign of easing.
China has intensified its economic pressure on Japan, with state-owned enterprises banning employees from travelling to its Asian neighbour, tour groups and a flagship forum being cancelled and Japanese film releases suspended.
By Urvi Dugar and Ananta Agarwal (Reuters) -Indian seafood exporters surged as much as 11% on Wednesday following media report that China had notified Japan of plans to suspend imports from the country,
A spokesperson for China's foreign ministry took a question from a reporter about measures to suspend imports of Japanese marine products during a news conference on Wednesday. Mao Ning said her understanding is that the Japanese side had committed to ...
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