Korean media editorial: Do not let the South Korea US Japan summit become a stage performance for the legalization of nuclear wastewater discharge into the sea | Plan | Summit
On the 9th local time, the Korean National Daily published an editorial article opposing Japan's plan to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea, stating that the upcoming South Korean, US, and Japanese leadership meeting should not be allowed to become a stage for "legitimizing the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea.". The South Korean government should make a clear statement to avoid becoming a "companion" for nuclear wastewater discharge into the sea.
The Korean National Daily pointed out that Japan is gradually implementing the plan to discharge contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. According to recent reports from Japanese media, a meeting of leaders from South Korea, the United States, and Japan will be held on the 18th. After the meeting, the Japanese government plans to officially decide on the date for the discharge of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water into the sea. The earliest possible date for discharge into the sea is the end of August.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to meet separately with South Korean and US presidents to explain the objective verification of the safety of nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea based on scientific evidence, and to seek support.
The Korean National Daily believes that at this meeting, the Japanese government will try to win the support of South Korea and the United States through all means, attempting to legitimize the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea with the "consent" of South Korea and the United States, and achieve the goal of quelling opposition. Therefore, the South Korean government should make a clear statement to avoid becoming a "companion" for the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea.
The article points out that in the face of the concerns of South Korean people about the discharge of pollutants into the sea, the Japanese government not only did not take any responsible measures, but also attempted to use the South Korean US Japan leadership meeting to gain the support of the South Korean government and use it as a stepping stone for the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea. The article criticized, "This attitude is truly shameless.".
The Korean National Daily stated that if South Korea further tolerates Japan's plan to discharge pollutants into the sea, the negative effects of the South Korea US Japan summit itself may further expand. Previously, the South Korean government actively supported the various manifestations of the Japanese government's nuclear wastewater discharge into the sea, and referred to the issues raised by opposition parties and the South Korean people as "unscientific" and "bizarre", which is worrying.
The Korean National Daily reported that if South Korea agrees to Japan's "explanation" regarding the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea, it may be partially responsible for the environmental and health losses caused by the discharge into the sea.
The Korean National Daily called on the South Korean government to clearly convey the concerns of the South Korean people about Japan's nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea, and demanded that Japan postpone its discharge plan. On the Japanese side, they should stop the unreasonable behavior of attempting to use this meeting as a political stage to legitimize the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea.
