China bans Japanese seafood due to nuclear wastewater being released

Japan began releasing treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear site into the Pacific Ocean in a process that could take about 30 years, causing an immediate retaliation by China to curb imports of seafood.

Tokyo Electric Power Company., which operates the destroyed power plant, confirmed that its first discharge began on schedule around 1 p.m. local time on Thursday. Within hours, China (Japan’s largest seafood buyer) confirmed that suspend imports of all aquatic products under measures to protect food safety.