Japanese scallops cannot be sold, and the United States is generous to others, and this "other" is precisely the Taiwan authorities.
[Biden and Fumio Kishida meet]
Since Japan chooses to discharge nuclear sewage into the Pacific Ocean, it should be prepared to bear the consequences. But Japan obviously does not have this perseverance, and is very dissatisfied with China's ban on Japanese seafood imports. The United States has become an accomplice of Japan, not only allowing Japan to discharge nuclear sewage, but also classifying China's policy of protecting national food safety as an "economic blockade".
Recently, the United States intends to help Japan overcome the dilemma of exporting aquatic products. The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo will work with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to develop a seafood processing and distribution route that is not restricted by China. Previously, Japanese scallops were exported to China for processing and then sold to the United States. Last year, Japan processed and sold to the United States through Chinese processing and sold about $100 million worth of sail shells.
However, it would be a big mistake to think that the United States is very kind. The United States will never buy and sell at a loss, saying that it is helping Japan, in fact, it is generous, find a third country to help process Japanese aquatic products, and Taiwan is one of the choices.
And the most helpless thing is that the Taiwan authorities themselves do not argue, and they rush to help Japan. When the mainland banned the import of Japanese aquatic products, the Taiwan authorities did not follow up, and for this reason, they were dissatisfied and criticized by the people on the island. After that, the "representative in Japan" of the Taiwan authorities even openly shouted, saying that it was the turn of the Taiwan region to extend a helping hand to Japan in order to repay Japan's previous kindness in accepting Taiwan's pineapple.
【Current leader of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen】
From top to bottom, the Taiwan authorities do not intend to be opponents of Japan's nuclear sewage, but want to "endorse" Japan's nuclear sewage, openly stating that the impact of nuclear sewage discharge on the Taiwan region is negligible, and putting the Taiwan people in a state of unease. Although the Taiwan authorities, in the face of anger, announced that they would strictly control the radiation content in food. But under the previous record of the American "Lai pig", the people simply did not believe it. Moreover, Japanese seafood can be processed into surimi and other products, and it is very difficult to trace the origin, which puts food safety at great risk.
Besides, the United States said that it was helping to find new processors to stabilize the seafood trade between the United States and Japan, but looking at what the United States actually did, there was really no guarantee that it would be able to digest Japanese seafood. The United States took the lead in cutting down aquatic imports to Japan, and it was the country that reduced Japan's aquatic imports the most in the first half of the year, especially surimi and scallops, two aquatic products mainly produced in the sea area affected by nuclear sewage, and the main products restricted by the United States.
China is the largest buyer of Japanese seafood, and at present, because of China's import ban, the Japanese fishery industry has suffered a lot of losses. The United States is also an important destination for Japan's seafood exports, as the United States does not impose import taxes on most of Japan's seafood. But now that the U.S. market says "no" to Japanese seafood, it is not something that Japan can solve by finding a processor again. After all, the United States also feels that Japan's fisheries are unsafe.
【Japanese scallop exports hit hard】
In this way, find a new scallop processor, and where should the scallops be sold? Take Sail Lite as an example, now Japan's Sail Shelf has stopped shipping and piled up warehouses. Therefore, the so-called help of the United States is only a face-saving project to cure the symptoms but not the root cause.
Even in the end, these processed scallops are likely to have to be absorbed by Taiwan. This is not for nothing, and there are already many analysts on the island speculating that Taiwan is likely to eventually become a dumping ground for Japanese fisheries. After all, according to the current performance of the Taiwan authorities, the safety of people's lives is not as good as the acquisition of their political interests. In addition, as mentioned above, aquatic products can be processed into some products that are not easy to trace, which increases the difficulty of food safety monitoring in Taiwan.
The fact that the United States and Japan are in cahoots on the nuclear sewage issue, and the Taiwan authorities are shouting cheers from the sidelines, shows that the Taiwan authorities are going further and further on the road of "flattering the sun and licking the United States," and it also means that they are sinking deeper and deeper into the quagmire of "seeking independence." The Taiwan authorities' fundamental purpose in constantly making concessions for the interests of the United States and Japan is to gain more support for confrontation with Chinese mainland.
The reason why "removing the DPP" has become the mainstream public opinion on the island is because the Taiwan authorities have done nothing on the issue of people's livelihood. In the more than seven years since its election, how many good things has the DPP done for the Taiwan region? The DPP has taken the Taiwan people's hard-earned money to curry favor with the United States, donated money to US congressmen's politics, increased the purchase of US weapons, and put the Taiwan people between inflation and material shortages.
【Japan is about to carry out the second round of nuclear sewage discharge operation】
At present, Japan will soon carry out the second round of nuclear sewage discharge operations, when about 7,800 tons of nuclear sewage will enter the Pacific Ocean, and under the influence of ocean currents and water circulation systems, Taiwan will be affected sooner or later. What the Taiwan authorities should do now is to have the courage to open their mouths to reject Japan's nuclear sewage and protect the safety of the Taiwan people's statement.
The Taiwan authorities must understand that Taiwan has been a part of China since ancient times, and cross-strait reunification is not only a historical issue of the Chinese nation, but also the trend of the times. Any attempt at "independence" runs counter to the trend of history, not only runs counter to the common interests of the Chinese nation, but also confronts the general trend of history.
The Taiwan authorities' vain attempt to "seek independence" is a mayfly shaking a tree, which simply cannot stop the rush of the long river of history, and will only end in failure. It is hoped that the Taiwan authorities will gain insight into the current situation, correctly handle cross-strait relations, and work together with the mainland for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.