Comments by "Peter Jacobsen" (@pjacobsen1000) on "G7 calls for ‘immediate repeal’ of Japanese food bans" video.

@mingyuhuang8944 It's a legitimate question.
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When do you think China will publish the report on China Eastern flight MU5735 that crashed in Guangxi in March 2022?
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@electromega3077 Certainly: The video is about the G7 asking China to end it's ban on Japanese seafood. You then comment on the US complaint that China grounded the Boeing B737 Max, an issue that is unrelated to the video. I then ask you about another airplane incident. So if my question is illegitimate, your comment is just as illegitimate. I'm happy to concede both, but not only one.
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@fernr9496 The reason for the G7's criticism is not that seafood is expensive or cheap. The reason is that the G7 believes China's ban is unreasonable, that it is meant to harm the Japanese economy and punish Japan, rather than for reasons of health.
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@fernr9496 In my understanding, Trump felt that China follows a mercantilist economic and trade policy which harmed the American economy, and in the long term, American national security. He decided that putting higher tariffs on certain categories of goods would help to counter that problem.
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@electromega3077 Ok, and my comment was related to your because of the aircraft angle. See, two can play this game.
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@BabaYaga826 The G7 is asking China to end is ban because they feel the ban is unjustified. China may feel they are justified, so they just disagree on that issue.
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@BabaYaga826 G7 can buy it, and I'm sure they buy some of it. And they can also call upon China to end its embargo. You can do both things. It's not either one or the other.
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@BabaYaga826 Well, they'll buy as much as they want, just like you do when you go to the market. It would be silly to demand that you buy all the food at the market. Of course China can choose to not buy Japanese seafood, and others can ask China to change its mind. It's not a big deal.
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@BabaYaga826 I don't understand what you're trying to write. Please send your message through a better language translator to make it coherent.
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@BabaYaga826 That's how international diplomacy and trade works. Different countries arguing with each other. China want to do things China's way, and the G7 wants to do things the G7 way. It's just a disagreement.
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@BabaYaga826 G7 believes China's ban is unreasonable. That doesn't mean you have to believe it. You can believe it is very reasonable. That's what disagreement is all about. However, I will concede this: The G7 making a public statement, criticizing China on the global stage is meant to embarrass China. That is one of the reasons you are angry. Had the G7 said it privately to China in a closed meeting, no one would be angry. China really dislikes being criticized in public, just like Chinese people hate being criticized in public. But that is the whole point of doing it this way: Public criticism is the international trade version of a public 'struggle session' during the Cultural Revolution, where the 'bad person' is put before the masses. It's very bad for China's self-image and it is hoped that China will change its behavior because of it. Putting pressure on China, so to speak. It may not work, but the G7 feels it is worth a try.
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@electromega3077 Yeah, I didn't follow the whole 737MAX issue, but I know it was a big problem for Boeing for a long time. Hasn't that all been resolved now? As for 'accusing China of harming the US economy', this is completely normal. China and the US will continue to accuse each other of harming each other, this will not stop for many years into the future. You better get used to it, if you aren't already.
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@fernr9496 Wrong, right, it all depends on your perspective.
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@fernr9496 "Objectively wrong*". If it is objectively wrong, it should be easy for you to explain why that is so. I'd be interested to hear your explanation.
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That has already started.
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The one against Australia? China started that one.
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@mingyuhuang8944 Ok, so berating another country is justification for starting a trade war? I'd like to see China declaring that rule in international relations.
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@fernr9496 Yes, it's true that the idea of 'free trade' can easily be abused, by any party. The world has a long way to go in this respect.
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