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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Japan's nuclear wastewater discharge into the sea is an unprecedented adventure
※ Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on the 6th that China once again urges Japan to stop pushing the nuclear pollution water discharge plan in a responsible attitude towards the marine environment and human life and health, and not to impose unpredictable risks on the international community.
At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: After the International Atomic Energy Agency released the comprehensive assessment report on the disposal of nuclear contaminated water in Fukushima, there has been a continuous surge of opposition to the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea in Japan, both domestically and internationally. The Japan Fisheries Association and others are preparing to submit approximately 33000 signatures to Tokyo Electric Power Company opposing the discharge of nuclear wastewater into the sea. The South Korean Democratic Party has decided to consider proposing legislation to completely ban Japanese seafood imports. More than 1.05 million South Koreans have participated in the party's signature campaign against Japan's Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea. The former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, a Pacific island country, stated that the International Atomic Energy Agency's report cannot convince the public and will continue to raise questions to the United Nations and other relevant international organizations. What is the spokesperson's comment on this?
Wang Wenbin stated that China has repeatedly clarified its position on Japan's strong push for the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea. The most important thing for Japan is how to reduce economic costs, rather than how to maintain the marine ecological environment and human health. There are various solutions for the disposal of nuclear contaminated water, including long-term storage, hydrogen release, formation injection, underground burial, and steam release. The Japanese side chose the sea discharge plan with the lowest economic cost, but shifted the risk of nuclear pollution to the world. This approach of placing money above human life and health is inevitably opposed by the international community.
He said that the Japanese side did not fully consult with the international community, especially stakeholders. The Japanese government unilaterally announced in April 2021 that it would discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea, and in July 2022, despite strong opposition from the international community, especially neighboring countries and other stakeholders, it officially approved the discharge plan and repeatedly emphasized that it would not be postponed. All of these fully reflect Japan's selfishness and arrogance. Although Japan is under domestic and international pressure to request the International Atomic Energy Agency to conduct a review and evaluation, the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea is a predetermined result for Japan, and inviting the agency to evaluate is just a facade.
Wang Wenbin said that discharging into the sea is an unprecedented adventure full of uncertainty. The process of discharging nuclear contaminated water into the sea will last for 30 years or even longer. According to Japan's own data, nearly 70% of the nuclear contaminated water treated by the multi nuclide treatment system still does not meet the discharge standards, and the effectiveness and reliability of the system will further decrease with equipment corrosion and aging during long-term operation. The international community has ample reason to express concerns and dissatisfaction regarding these uncertain factors.
"The Chinese side once again urges the Japanese side, with a responsible attitude towards the marine environment and human health, to stop forcefully promoting plans to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea, and not to impose unpredictable risks on the international community," said Wang Wenbin.
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§Shencheng
● The 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference opened yesterday morning at the Shanghai World Expo Center. With the theme of "Zhilian World generates the Future", this conference will discuss the trends and laws of the development of artificial intelligence, the opportunities and challenges it faces, and work together to create a better intelligent world. Chen Jining, secretary of the Shanghai Municipal CPC Committee, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech, presided over by Gong Zheng, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and mayor.
●At the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference · Science Frontier Plenary Meeting held yesterday, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Shangtang Technology, together with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and Tsinghua University, released a newly upgraded "Scholarly General Model System".
●On the occasion of China's Navigation Day, the exhibition "Jiang Hai Picking Treasures-The Second Scientific Archaeology of the Yangtze Estuary" will open at the Shanghai History Museum on July 8. This is the first time that an exhibition has been held on the theme of "Changjiang Estuary No.2" ancient ship. 137 pieces/groups of exhibits are displayed, including the hull components, outlet porcelain, technology and equipment models of the ancient ship, of which 95 pieces/groups are from the Changjiang Estuary No.2 ancient ship. The hull components and a series of outlet porcelain of the ancient ship are all presented to the public for the first time.
●Up to now, the signed area of the corporate business exhibition has exceeded 330000 square meters, with more than 280 of the world's top 500 and industry leading companies, the world's top 15 vehicle brands, three mining giants, ten industrial electrical companies, and ten medical equipment companies, All four accounting firms participated in the exhibition. This is the information obtained by the reporter from the consumer goods exhibition area of the sixth Expo, the pre-exhibition supply and demand docking meeting of the service trade exhibition area and the Shanghai investment promotion roadshow held yesterday.
§domestic
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, state president, and chairman of the Central military Commission, inspected the organs of the eastern theater on the 6th and, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the Central military Commission, extended sincere greetings to all officers and men in the eastern theater. He emphasized that it is necessary to thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, implement the party's thinking on strengthening the army in the new era, implement the military strategic policy in the new era, anchor the 100-year goal of building the army, and strive to create a new situation in theater construction and preparation for war.
●The State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration issued the ''Notice on Matters Concerning the Application of Preferential Individual Income Tax Policies for Commercial Health Insurance'' on the 6th, expanding the scope of commercial health insurance products that apply preferential individual income tax policies to medical insurance, long-term care insurance and disease insurance And other major types of commercial health insurance.
●In response to China's decision to implement export controls on gallium and germanium-related items, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, Shu Jueting, responded at a regular press conference of the Ministry of Commerce on the 6th, saying that the Chinese government implements export controls on gallium and germanium-related items in accordance with the law. To ensure that they are used for legitimate purposes is to maintain national security and better fulfill international obligations. It should be noted that export control is not a ban on exports, and exports that comply with the relevant regulations will be licensed.
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●According to the news announced by the National Health Commission on the 6th, in order to further play the role of national experts in technical support and business guidance in medical emergency work, effectively improve the ability and level of medical emergency response, and ensure and maintain the lives and health of the people According to work needs, the National Health Commission decided to establish a national-level medical emergency work expert group.
The State Administration for Disease Control and the Ministry of industry and information technology, together with the Ministry of industry and information technology, has determined the 95120 short number as the national special number for telephone flow for disease control and control. Recently, it has been officially launched in disease control institutions at all levels in China. This is the information the reporter learned from the State Administration for Disease Control and control on the 6th.
●The Ministry of Water Resources issued a flood situation report, and launched a flood prevention level IV emergency response for 5 provinces and cities including Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Chongqing, and Guizhou at 13:00 on the 6th.
●The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passed the "District Council Bill 2023" with the third reading and unanimous vote on the 6th. This means that the relevant legislative work of reshaping the District Councils has been successfully completed, which has become an important milestone in the improvement of regional governance in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
§International
●Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on the 6th that Yevgeny Prigo, the founder of the Russian private military entity Wagner Organization, has returned to Russia.
● Data released by the US Department of Commerce on the 6th showed that the country's trade deficit in goods and services fell to US $69 billion in May due to the decline in the amount of goods imported.
●The "Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity Global Summit" organized by the International Telecommunication Union and 40 United Nations partner agencies opened on the 6th at the Geneva International Conference Center. The summit will discuss the preventive measures needed for safe and responsible artificial intelligence and the development of a global artificial intelligence governance framework.
● The British journal Nature published on the 5th the research results of the high-resolution global AI weather forecast system developed by the Huawei Yunpan Guda model research and development team. The accuracy of this weather forecast system based on three-dimensional neural network exceeds that of traditional numerical forecast methods, and the speed is increased by more than 10000 times.
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Turkey, Sweden and NATO held tripartite talks in Brussels, Belgium on the 6th. Turkey has not yet agreed to Sweden's accession to NATO, but the three parties agreed to negotiate again before the opening of the NATO summit in Vilnius on the 10th.
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