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US Trying to ‘Choke’ China’s Military by Restricting Superconductor Sales: Commerce Secretary
The United States is trying to “choke” the Chinese regime’s military capacity and will not let the “most sophisticated” chips be sold to Beijing, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in an interview aired on Sunday. Ms. Raimondo, whose department oversees export controls, was asked during an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether America will restrict the superconductor chips export to Beijing “in a way that China doesn’t feel we’re trying to choke their military technology.” “We are trying to choke their military capacity,” Ms. Raimondo said. “So, if they feel that, that means our strategy’s working.”... Hong Kong Govt Found No Samples of Seafood Exceeding Safety Standards One Week After Japan Released Treated Water
On Aug. 24, Japan began discharging treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. On the same day, the Hong Kong government announced a ban on seafood imports from 10 Japanese prefectures and increased radiation testing of Japanese imports, which has been in effect for a week. On Aug. 31, the Hong Kong government announced that the Center for Food Safety and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department had conducted radiation tests on a total of 1,288 Japanese food samples, including 662 samples of seafood and related products, seaweed and sea salt, and 400 samples of local seafood, all of which passed the radiation tests.... Japan Demands Reversal of Beijing’s ‘Unreasonable’ Seafood Ban
Since the scheduled discharge of treated wastewater from Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant began on Aug. 24, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities have imposed a sweeping ban on Japanese seafood imports to China. The action ignited a firestorm of protests against the water release across various platforms, where media outlets and social commentators in China have widely condemned Japan. The situation is further inflamed by heightened anti-Japanese sentiment, manifested in harassing phone calls to Japanese locales like Tokyo and Fukushima. In a unified response, Japanese diplomats, politicians, and media organizations are voicing their concerns en masse. Their collective message urges China to provide accurate information about the discharge, prosecute those responsible for harassment, and immediately lift what Japan deems an “unreasonable” ban on Japanese seafood products....