"Fukushima is my lifework"
"Xu Quanyi sees it as his mission to promote the charm of Fukushima. Sharing his stories is how he counters the stigma Fukushima continues to suffer following the 2011 disaster."
Description of linked video from NHK, which follows the work of Chinese national Xu Quanyi in Fukushima post-March 2011: "Xu Quanyi sees it as his mission to promote the charm of Fukushima. Sharing his stories is how he counters the stigma Fukushima continues to suffer following the 2011 disaster."
Here, the distinction between the civilian and state is re-emphasized: despite historical tensions between the two nations, individual leaders within the two countries were willing to step up and do the work to rebuild the Sino-Japanese fishery trade. In doing so, they further a key aspect of the 1972 normalization treaty: cooperation through the expansion and strengthening of the joint fishery trade.