Original title: Japan filed a lawsuit against cancer patients due to nuclear leakage Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Does Japan still intend to endanger the lives and health of people around the world?
On January 28, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference. A reporter asked: A few days ago, 6 Japanese patients with thyroid cancer filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court, claiming that they suffered from thyroid cancer due to the influence of radioactive substances released by the nuclear leak, demanding compensation from Tokyo Electric Power Company of Japan. The lawyers pointed out that the plaintiffs have remained silent in repression for the past year out of fear of the Japanese official statement. What is China’s comment?
Zhao Lijian said, I have seen relevant reports. The report mentioned six plaintiffs suffering from thyroid cancer, who are currently between the ages of 17 and 27. According to the report, at least 260 of the 380,000 Fukushima youths under the age of 18 were diagnosed with thyroid cancer or suspected thyroid cancer, according to a health survey of residents in Fukushima Prefecture after the nuclear accident. They were in the best years of their lives, but they were forced to pay a heavy price for the nuclear leakage accident. I am saddened and deeply sympathetic to their misfortune.
Zhao Lijian pointed out that since the Fukushima nuclear accident occurred in 2011, the people in the Pacific Rim and Japan have never stopped questioning and opposing the safety of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. According to reports, at least tens of thousands of plaintiffs have filed lawsuits so far to claim compensation from Tokyo Electric Power Company. What is even more worrying is that despite the serious consequences of the Fukushima nuclear accident, the Japanese government still unilaterally decided to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean despite opposition from all parties, and continued to advance relevant preparations. A large number of Japanese teenagers suffer from cancer innocently and are forced to face cruel treatment and surgery, and even have to interrupt their studies and give up their jobs. Seeing these situations, I wonder how the Japanese government feels. Does it still intend to let nuclear-contaminated water endanger the lives and health of people in Japan, neighboring countries and even the whole world?
Zhao Lijian stressed that no responsible national government will force its citizens to pay for the government’s mistakes, nor will it impose its own mistakes on the international community. Whether the Japanese government can shoulder its due responsibilities, revoke the decision to expel the sea as soon as possible, and stop the preparations for the expulsion is a touchstone for the Japanese side to win the trust of its own people and the international community. Neighboring countries and the international community will wait and see. (Headquarters CCTV reporter Shen Yang Yang Yi)