Recently, it was reported that at the 74th World Health Assembly video conference, representatives of China and Japan held a fierce debate on the issue of "discharge of nuclear wastewater into the sea". The Japanese representative tried to justify his nuclear wastewater discharge policy, but these arguments lacked scientific basis and were firmly refuted by the representative of China.
Towards the end of the meeting, the representative of Japan abruptly offered to justify his government's policy of discharging nuclear wastewater into the sea. He claimed that the policy was transparent, scientifically supported and in line with international regulations. The representative of China refuted this, pointing out that Japan had lost the trust of the public at home and abroad in dealing with the Fukushima accident, so discharging nuclear wastewater into the sea was not the only option.
The proposal for Japan to discharge nuclear wastewater into the sea has caused a long controversy, but instead of retracting the decision, the Japanese government has tried to justify the discharge of nuclear wastewater, insisting on discharging it into the sea regardless of international public opinion. China's Foreign Ministry has asked the Japanese government for detailed explanations in four consecutive questions. These include questions about the safety of nuclear wastewater and the right of other States to know.
The Japanese government argues that the treated contaminated water is safe and even drinkable, in an attempt to allay domestic and international concerns about nuclear wastewater. However, in the age of the internet, people don't easily believe such unrealistic claims. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has raised the third and fourth questions, questioning why Japanese politicians, who have publicly said they can drink treated nuclear-contaminated water, are unwilling to lead by example and prove its safety. In the face of widespread skepticism from the international community, the Japanese government has not reversed its erroneous decision.
At the World Health Organization, the Japanese government tried to exonerate itself of its nuclear wastewater policy, but before the world wants to fool everyone, it should first answer Zhao Lijian's previous four consecutive questions.