US backs Japan against China’s Fukushima stance with sushi and sake
‘They don’t know what they’re missing,’ says House committee chairman as members dine on Japanese seafood at Washington eventChinese ban over waste water safety concerns ‘built on a foundation of falsehoods’DiplomacyBochen HanandAmber Wangin WashingtonPublished: 2:00pm, 19 Sep, 2023Why you can trust SCMP
Mike Gallagher, a Republican of Wisconsin and chairman of the committee, called Beijing’s actions “nothing more than economic coercion directed at Japan designed to hurt Japan’s economy”.
China’s ban was “built on a foundation of falsehoods” about the safety of Japanese seafood, he said during the event that featured sushi made with fish imported from Japan.