Since August Japan discharges FukushimaNuclear contaminationSince then, Japan has been pressuring China to lift a blanket ban on Japanese aquatic products. However, China has not wavered in the face of Japan's coercion and inducements, and even achieved a complete ban on Japanese seafood in early October. This has led to a sharp decrease in the amount of Japanese food exported to China, with statistics showing that the total amount of Japanese food exports to China fell by 60 percent last month3%。China's blanket ban has not only had a negative impact on Japan's seafood industry, but has gradually penetrated into other commodities and industries, further exacerbating JapanEconomyloss. Faced with this situation, Kishida urgently needs to find a countermeasure.
However, Japan's countermeasures have not been able to really solve the problem. First of all, China is Japan's largest exporter of aquatic products, accounting for 22% of its total exports5%。It is quite difficult for Japan to fill the gap in the Chinese market. Secondly, considering factors such as cost and technology, China is a neighbor of Japan and has many processing plants for Japanese aquatic products, so the cost of transportation to China is more cost-effective, while China has a complete processing systemChainand skilled technology, saving Japan a lot of trouble. In addition, the willingness of other countries to expand their imports of Japanese fishery products is mainly due to human considerations, and no problems have been identified for the time being. However, this is only temporary, and if these countries find that Japan's seafood exports do not meet the standards, they will inevitably take measures similar to those of China. To sum up, the measures taken by Kishida** so far do not solve the fundamental problem.
In order to alleviate the blow caused by China's ban on Japanese aquatic products, Japan is actively looking for other countries to act as a "pick-up man" and expand the export of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products. Recently, Japan held a cabinet meeting and announced that it would expand exports to South Korea, the European Union, Thailand and Vietnam. According to the implementation strategic plan announced by Japan**, next year Japan will increase exports of aquatic products to these countries to 4.1 billion yen to South Korea, 4.5 billion yen to the European Union, 2.4 billion yen to Thailand and 500 million yen to Vietnam. In addition, Japan plans to build a new scallop lineChainThe company will use Thailand as a processing hub and export it to the U.S. and other markets. However, these countries' imports of Japanese seafood are only temporary, and if problems are discovered, they are likely to take the same measures as China.
Japan's current anxieties are not only about security and defense, but also about itEconomyand politics. In recent years,The power of the worldThe rapid growth of the country has made Japan very uneasy, which has led to the continuous increase in Japan's defense budget and the relaxation of export restrictions. However, such an approach will only make Sino-Japanese relations more difficult. In addition, Japan is inNuclear radiationhas been secretive about testing, which has also allowed other countries to not find problems for the time being. But these are only temporary, and Japan continues to emit emissionsNuclear contaminationWater, the problem will eventually be revealed. In addition, increasing military spending is only a palliative measure that is not conducive to Japan's long-term development, because it will damage Japan's relations with its neighbors, intensify regional arms competition, and hinder steady development.
Japan has failed in pressuring China to ban aquatic products, and Japan can only actively look for other countries as "pick-ups" to expand the export of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products to alleviate losses. However, this approach is not a palliative solution to the root problem, and cannot make up for the gap in the Chinese market, and the countries that are looking for "pick-ups" are only temporary. In addition, Japan's anxieties are not limited to the field of security and defense, but also to the field of securityEconomyand politics, etc. Increasing military spending will only make Sino-Japanese relations more tense and not conducive to Japan's long-term development. Therefore, Japan needs to look at its own reasons and think about how to change its behavior in order to achieve steady development.
Personally, I believe that Japan should pay more attention to the principles of cooperation and mutual respect when handling its relations with China. Through dialogue and cooperation, the best choice is to solve existing problems, rather than coercion and inducement and finding a "pick-up man" to deal with it. At the same time, Japan should also pay more attentionInternationalSocially concerned and positively facedNuclear radiationissues to enhance the trust of other countries in their aquatic products. Only in this way will Japan be able to find a genuine solution and achieve stable and sustainable development.