Original title: Japan’s construction of an undersea tunnel to discharge Fukushima nuclear sewage
On the afternoon of August 26, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference.
A reporter asked: According to reports, the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company have decided to build an undersea tunnel on the 25th to discharge nuclear polluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean. A South Korean official said that it is deeply regrettable that Japan has unilaterally promoted its nuclear-polluted water discharge plan without communicating with South Korea in advance. It is Japan’s responsibility to fully negotiate and maintain communication with neighboring countries. what opinions do the Chinese have on this issue?
Wang Wenbin: China has noticed the South Korean reaction, and we have the same concern. The Japanese side previously made the wrong decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated water regardless of domestic and foreign questions and opposition, but now it has made more mistakes and continues to advance relevant policies and technical preparations. This shows that Japan has no sincerity to resolve the concerns of all parties. China urges Japan to seriously respond to the voices of the international community, neighboring countries and its own people, immediately revoke wrong decisions, fulfill its due international obligations, and not start without authorization until all stakeholders and relevant international institutions have fully negotiated and reached consensus. Nuclear contaminated water is discharged into the sea.
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