TOKYO: Rahm Emanuel, the US ambassador to Japan, took fresh aim at China on Friday (Sep 22) over coercing its neighbours, posted pictures of Chinese boats he said were fishing near Japan despite a seafood ban and noted China's defence minister was still missing. 'Economic coercion by China is their most pe
TOKYO: Rahm Emanuel, the US ambassador to Japan, took fresh aim at China on Friday over coercing its neighbours, posted pictures of Chinese boats he said were fishing near Japan despite a seafood ban and noted China's defence minister was still missing.
"Economic coercion by China is their most persistent and pernicious tool in their toolbox," he said during a speech in Tokyo.after it started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean last month. Before speaking he posted four pictures on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that he said were Chinese vessels"fishing for the same fish embargoed by China".
Responding to Emanuel's remarks on Fukushima, China's foreign ministry said the ambassador should stop favouring Japan's"irresponsible" behaviour. Emanuel's swipe at China comes after the former mayor of Chicago and one-time chief of staff to former President Barack Obama used the social media platform to question the
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