Economy / Indonesia
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Indonesia has submitted a formal letter to China through its embassy in Beijing seeking clarification on the Chinese government's abrupt decision to place a ban on all Indonesian seafood imports. In August, China banned all imports of aquatic food products from Indonesia after checks turned up toxins, dangerous chemicals and disease causing pathogens. The ban did not cite any specific seafood products, but the Chinese administration said Indonesian products had been found tainted with mercury and cadmium. Some Indonesian officials claim the move was an apparent reaction to an Indonesian ban on some 'tainted' Chinese products. Chinese products are currently