China seafood targeted by U.S. lawmakers over North Korean labor

Congress members warn sales could fund Pyongyang's nuclear program

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A seafood processor in Wenchang, Hainan province. The U.S. lawmakers urge the Biden administration to ban seafood imports from any of the Chinese companies that employ North Korean workers. © Reuters

MARRIAN ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- U.S. lawmakers are concerned that China's seafood industry is employing North Korean labor and the sales could fund Pyongyang's nuclear program.

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