US EditionUS ambassador to Japan criticises China in speech and social media post
- The US ambassador to Japan has accused China of using economic coercion as a tool, citing China's decision to ban seafood from Japan after treated radioactive water was released into the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
- The ambassador posted pictures on social media showing Chinese vessels fishing in the same waters embargoed by China. This fishing activity by China while maintaining an embargo on Japan's fish has caused significant damage to Japan's fishing industry.
- China's ban on Japanese seafood is seen as an attempt to isolate Japan, with the US ambassador calling it an example of economic coercion. China's foreign ministry has criticized the ambassador for favoring Japan's behavior.
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U.S. ambassador to Japan agains criticizes China in speech and social media post
Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, took fresh aim at China on Friday over coercing its neighbors, posted pictures of Chinese boats he said were fishing near Japan despite a seafood ban and noted China's defense minister was still missing. "Economic coercion by China is their most persistent and…
Ambassador Rahm Emanuel slams Chinese ban on Japanese seafood
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel accused China on Friday of using "economic coercion" against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan's coasts. "Economic coercion is the most persistent and pernicious tool in their economic toolbox," Emanuel said in a speech Friday in Tokyo, calling Ch…
U.S. ambassador to Japan calls Chinese ban on Japanese seafood ‘economic coercion’
TOKYO >> U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel accused China today of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan’s coasts.
Rahm Emanuel, the ambassador to Japan, just accused China of 'economic coercion' in a spat over a seafood imports ban
“Economic coercion is the most persistent and pernicious tool in their economic toolbox,” the longtime Democratic politician said in a Friday speech.
US ambassador to Japan calls Chinese ban on Japanese seafood 'economic coercion'
TOKYO (AP) -- U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel accused China on Friday of using "economic coercion" against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan's coasts.
US ambassador to Japan calls Chinese ban on Japanese seafood 'economic coercion'
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel accused China on Friday of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release […]
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