China “expands” imports of “Norwegian” seafood instead of “Japanese”

China plans to significantly expand its imports of seafood from Norway, which marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year. On the 6th, according to China's state-run English newspaper "Global Times", Norway's
Demand for exports of China Sea products is increasing due to the Lunar New Year, which begins on the 10th of this month, and exports are showing good performance, with exports rapidly increasing by about 30% since January.
A manager at a seafood processing industry in Beijing said, ``Norwegian salmon imports have increased by about 30% in recent weeks compared to the previous month.''
More than half of them came from Norway." This situation is also reflected in official statistics. Last year, Norway's seafood exports to China amounted to 158,909 tons.
This amounted to 8.54 billion Norwegian kroner (approximately 118.913 billion yen), an 18% increase compared to the previous year. China will expand its seafood imports from Norway due to Japanese seafood.
This is interpreted as an attempt to compensate for the shortage in domestic demand due to the ban on imports. Since August last year, China has been warning Japanese marine products about the release of radioactively treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean.
It is reported that due to the complete suspension of imports, China's seafood industry has been promoting diversification of supply sources, including Norway, France, Canada, Russia, Australia, and New Zealand.
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