The development gap between Japan and South Korea is nothing new, and the recent scallop dispute has once again raised questions about the issue. Originally, Japan's seafood was the country's signature industry, which not only led to the development of thousands of seafood processing companies, but also directly provided more than 500,000 jobs. However, due to the persistence of the Fukushima nuclear waste problem, Japan's seafood imports have been greatly restricted. In this case, China became the largest market for Japanese aquatic products, and the ban on imports was actually against JapanEconomyA heavy blow was inflicted.
However, due to conflicting interests, even close friends can get into disputes. In order to save itself, Japan began to adopt various means to solve the problem of exporting aquatic products. Not only have they invested heavily in advertising to address the negative effects of the Fukushima nuclear wastewater, but they have also created an incentive program to export scallops and other seafood to countries such as South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and the European Union. However, a closer look reveals that there is one important market missing from this plan: China. In fact, China is the only country in the world that has imposed severe restrictions on Japanese food, which has led to a serious overcapacity of Japanese aquatic products. At the same time, China has set an example for other countries, prompting more countries to distance themselves from Japan, further exacerbating the cabinet's woes.
This seafood dispute has not only affected JapanEconomyinterests, more for JapanInternationalThe image had a negative impact. First of all, the worsening of the Fukushima nuclear sewage problem has made Japan'sInternationalThe image is becoming more and more frustrated. There have been reports of the detection of cesium-137, a radioactive substance that has devastating effects on the human immune and nervous systems, in important seas such as the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean, which only appears in the case of a nuclear power plant leak in Japan. This naturally makes people suspicious of the way the Japanese ** handles it. However, the response of the Japanese ** was the opposite, not only refusing to allow a third-party agency to enter the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident site, but also bribing them heavilyInternationalThe IAEA has further damaged Japan's national reputation.
Secondly, as a maritime country, Japan has a lot of seafood for itDietis crucial. If scallops and other seafood do not enter the table of Japanese people smoothly, it will be difficult for JapanDietconstitutes a major impact. However, due to Japan's small land area, high population density, and frequent natural disasters such as monsoons and **, it is difficult for Japan to carry out effective land development, and can only rely on China's imports to meet most of the materials needed for daily production and life. In order to reduce its dependence on China, Japan has actively pursued a substitution program, trying to replace some of its food with water products. However, in recent years, China has strengthened its independent research and developmentSemiconductorsand the ability of chips, which solves the dependence on this field, which further reduces the demand for Japanese aquatic products in the Chinese market.
From the perspective of the development disadvantages of Japan and South Korea, both Japan and South Korea are facing a shortage of resources, which limits their potential to become developed countries in the long term. Although there is cooperation between Japan and South Korea, Japan and South Korea are not comparable to developed countries such as ChinaEconomyLevel of development.
As a vast country, China has abundant land resources and various favorable geographical conditions, and at the same time, it is also a mixture of agricultural and industrial powers. Even if diplomatic relations were severed with Japan, China itself would be able to cope with the repercussions. However, due to the lack of resources in South Korea and Japan, the welfare of their citizens is based on dumping on the Chinese market. As China continues to strengthen the implementation of production substitution programs, especially in theSemiconductorsand breakthroughs in the field of chips, the days for people in South Korea and Japan to enjoy eating scallops and other aquatic products are becoming less and less.
To sum up, the scallop dispute once again highlights the relationship between Japan, South Korea and ChinaEconomyGaps in development. JapaneseInternationalIn addition to the negative impact of the Fukushima nuclear sewage problem, restrictions on the export of aquatic products have also caused Japan's seafood production capacity to face serious overcapacity. Compared with China, Japan and South Korea do not have the potential to become developed countries in the long term, and their development disadvantages are mainly due to the shortage of resources. Japanese and KoreanInternationalThe image has been greatly affected, and these problems have been given to Japan and South Korea due to Japan's Fukushima nuclear sewage problem and restrictions on the export of aquatic products, as well as South Korea's control of Japanese aquatic productsEconomyBrought a heavy blow. As the dominant player in the Asia-Pacific region, China has a vast territory and abundant resources, which not only reduces the demand for Japanese aquatic products, but also plans to replace them through productionSemiconductorsand breakthroughs in the field of chips. As a result, China's momentum is stronger, while Japan and South Korea are caught in a competitive dilemma.