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Hindustan Times
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
On Cam: China's Spooked Reaction To Trump's Huge Taiwan Weapon Aim, Chinese Students' Visa Trouble
China issued a sharp response to US' plans to revoke visas of Chinese students. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian termed Washington's move as "ideological bias and Cold War zero-sum mentality". This comes after US State Department spokesperson Tammy Brce warned Chinese nationals will face repeated vetting, claiming that the CPC is 'exploiting' American universities.
Kyodo News
18 hours ago
- Business
- Kyodo News
China agrees to begin steps to resume Japanese seafood imports: Tokyo
KYODO NEWS - 14 hours ago - 18:58 | World, All, Japan Japan's government said Friday that China has agreed to begin procedures to resume imports of Japanese seafood, lifting a ban imposed after the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. Chinese authorities are expected to issue a public notice easing the blanket ban that has been in place since August 2023 and soon open registration for Japanese facilities that process and preserve marine products, sources familiar with the matter said. The two nations have agreed on "technical requirements for the resumption of seafood exports" to China, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a meeting of related ministers, part of which was open to the media. Chinese customs authorities said "substantial progress" had been made in technical talks with Japan on the seafood imports, held in Beijing on Wednesday, but did not provide details regarding the outcome. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a press conference that Japan promised to take "credible and visible measures to guarantee the quality and safety" of aquatic products. Beijing will study Tokyo's request to resume the export of Japanese seafood items to China in accordance with the principles of science and safety, relevant domestic laws and regulations and international trade rules, he added. The move apparently reflects China's willingness to improve its ties with Japan amid a trade war with the United States. Meanwhile, Japan will continue to seek the removal of remaining Chinese restrictions on food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures, including Fukushima, which were imposed after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered the nuclear disaster, Hayashi added. China's ban on Japanese seafood has been a major source of tension between the two Asian neighbors, who remain at odds over issues including territorial disputes and Beijing's military activities, mainly in the East China Sea. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya described the latest move as "very pleasant" at a press conference, hinting that it could "mark the beginning" of efforts to bring about solutions to other bilateral issues. Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who assumed his post on May 21, separately said that the restart of seafood exports from 37 prefectures to China would be "a significant milestone." It may take a few months for shipments of Japanese seafood to China to begin, as the registration process must be completed and the products must pass radiation checks, the sources said. Japanese fishermen and businesses welcomed the announcement. Masanobu Sakamoto, chief of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, said in a statement that the agreement was "a major advance." However, he also urged the government to move forward with "the expansion of smooth exports from all over Japan as early as possible," given China's ongoing embargo on imports from the 10 prefectures not subject to the latest accord. Japanese and Chinese officials held the technical talks earlier this week to reach the agreement, which only covers businesses that were allowed to export products to China before the start of the wastewater discharge in August 2023, according to the Japanese government. In September last year, the two governments agreed to gradually resume seafood trade on the condition that third-party countries monitor the water release from the nuclear plant. China had strongly opposed the discharge and described the wastewater as "nuclear-contaminated," citing potential risks to human health and the environment. Following the agreement, China collected marine samples near the Fukushima plant under the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency and did not find abnormal concentrations of radioactive substances. The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China hailed the accord as a first step toward the full removal of Beijing's restrictions on Japanese food imports. It also expressed hope that lifting the seafood import ban would help "eliminate reputational damage" to products such as Japanese cosmetics in China. After Beijing imposed the total ban, many Chinese consumers shunned Japanese cosmetics, associating them with fears of radiation contamination. Related coverage: China, Japan hold technical talks over seafood import ban China finds no abnormalities in samples taken near Fukushima plant
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
'Red line must not be crossed...': China issues warning to US, asks to halt arms sales to Taiwan
China firmly opposes US arms sales to the Taiwan island and urges the US to strictly adhere to the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, particularly the August 17 communiqué, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday. Lin was responding to a Reuters report that the US plans to ramp up weapons sales to Taiwan to a level exceeding President Donald Trump's first-term total of approximately $18.3 billion. Citing two unnamed US officials, the report said arms sale approvals over the next four years are expected to exceed the previous total. Show more Show less
South China Morning Post
a day ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
US export controls: a delay, but not a grounding, for China's aircraft engines
Washington's technology-export restrictions targeting Chinese plane makers this week will delay China's jet engine indigenisation process in the near term, but any setback will only harden resolve in Beijing for tech self-reliance to test and launch a home-grown engine, analysts said on Friday. Advertisement United States officials have reportedly suspended some sales of technologies linked to jet engines that could be built for Chinese state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China's (Comac) civilian aircraft. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs pushed back at the US engine controls on Friday, with spokesman Lin Jian accusing the US of 'maliciously blocking and suppressing China'. 'We firmly oppose this and will resolutely safeguard our legitimate rights and interests,' Lin said at a regular news briefing. Analysts said China will devote more resources to develop a home-grown jet aircraft engine within the next two to three years, while the giant Shanghai-based manufacturer that aims to someday rival multinationals Airbus and Boeing for world market share may be forced to slow the production of aircraft. Advertisement China's C919, its first single-aisle passenger jet, has been in commercial operation for just two years.
Reuters
a day ago
- General
- Reuters
China says tests of Japanese seafood products showed 'no abnormality'
BEIJING, May 30 (Reuters) - China found "no abnormalities" during its monitoring of Japanese seafood products, its foreign ministry said on Friday. China and Japan on Wednesday held a consultation on safety of aquatic products, which China had banned after Japan released water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last year. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Japan promised to take credible and visible measures to guarantee quality and safety of aquatic products and meet regulatory requirements.
