Do not let the waters of Fukushima become a shame for Japan. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Japan should immediately correct its selfish behavior
On August 25th, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference.
A reporter asked about the incident of Japan's Fukushima nuclear contaminated water being discharged into the sea. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the media yesterday that he will actively promote discussions between experts from both Japan and China based on scientific evidence. May I ask if China will consider Japan's proposal, and will China conduct scientific testing on nuclear contaminated water?
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"What I want to reiterate is that Japan is stubbornly pushing for the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea, openly transferring the risk of nuclear pollution to the world. This is extremely selfish and irresponsible behavior." Wang Wenbin pointed out that Japan should immediately correct its selfish and self interested behavior of transferring nuclear pollution risks to the world, and not let Fukushima water become a shame for Japan.
He emphasized that China and other stakeholders have the right and responsibility to take legitimate, reasonable and necessary preventive measures in response to Japan's extreme selfishness and irresponsible wrong behavior, to maintain marine environmental safety, food safety, and the physical health of the people.
TEPCO stated that there is currently no problem with the concentration of tritium in nuclear contaminated water discharged into the sea, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded
A reporter from Asahi TV in Japan asked, "Tokyo Electric Power Company just released the latest seawater testing results after the discharge of" ALPS treated water "into the sea, which shows that the concentration of tritium is currently not a problem. How does China view this result?"?
Wang Wenbin stated that we have repeatedly stated that the Japanese government has ignored the strong opposition of the international community, disregarded the health, development, and environmental rights of its own and other people, and forcibly initiated the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima, openly transferring the risk of nuclear pollution to the world. This is extremely selfish and irresponsible behavior.
"We urge the Japanese side not to act unilaterally and effectively dispose of nuclear contaminated water in a responsible manner," Wang Wenbin emphasized.