In order to comprehensively prevent the risk of radioactive contamination caused by the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, protect the health of Chinese consumers, and ensure the safety of imported food, in accordance with the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and its implementation regulations, the Measures for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety of the People's Republic of China, as well as the relevant provisions of the Agreement on the Implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the World Trade Organization, the General Administration of Customs has decided to suspend the import of aquatic products (including edible aquatic animals) originating from Japan from August 24, 2023 (inclusive).

In August 2023, China's imports and exports to South Korea were 205.54 billion yuan, an increase of 26.3% over the same period last year (the same below), and 7.28 billion yuan more than China's imports and exports to Japan, after May 2018, South Korea once again surpassed Japan to become the fourth largest trading partner of China. Among them, the import from South Korea was 120 billion yuan, an increase of 19.8%, which was 11.73 billion yuan more than that from Japan, which was the main reason why China-South Korea trade exceeded Sino-Japan trade. From the point of view of specific goods, China's imports of integrated circuits from South Korea increased by 28%, an increase of 11.4 billion yuan, accounting for 97.2% of China's imports from South Korea over Japan's import value. Exports to South Korea 85.54 billion yuan, an increase of 36.9%, 4.45 billion yuan less than exports to Japan, the gap gradually narrowed, the month narrowed 76.6% from the same period last year.