On April 19, Taiwan's United News Network published an article entitled "'Non-nuclear Homeland' Regardless of the Sea?" The article said that the "non-nuclear homeland" that the Tsai Ing-wen authorities shouted so loudly that it shrank as soon as it touched Japan. Japan wants to release Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the sea, South Korea threatens to sue the International Tribunal for the Sea, and Chinese mainland denounces that "the Pacific Ocean is not Japan's sewer"; the Tsai Ing-wen authorities have downplayed it and only regretted it. Upon encounter with Japan, the Tsai Ing-wen authorities seemed to be forced to surrender obediently.
According to the article, Hsieh Chang-ting, who was jokingly called a "representative of aiding Japan" by netizens on the island, immediately exerted his clever talent, saying that nuclear power plants in Taiwan also discharged wastewater into the sea, so there would be "secret carving fish" (deformed fish found near Taiwan's nuclear power facilities - this net note). In addition to his intentions, these remarks also exposed the falsehood of the DPP's anti-nuclear power. It is no wonder that more than 90 percent of the people in Taiwan are dissatisfied with the taiwan authorities' weak handling of Japan's nuclear wastewater.
The article pointed out that the nuclear power plant in Taiwan discharges into the ocean is the "cooling water" outside the nuclear reactor, which does not contain radioactive materials, and is as safe as the discharged water from nuclear power plants in other countries and regions. The reason why there was a "secret carving fish" in that year was caused by the high temperature of the wastewater and had nothing to do with radioactive materials. The nuclear wastewater to be released by Japan is the cooling water polluted after the core of the nuclear power plant is melted, with radioactivity, and it is arbitrarily released into the sea, which will inevitably impact the marine fish and ecology.
The article also pointed out that the Tsai Ing-wen administration has demonized all nuclear power facilities in Taiwan as much as possible, but has whispered and laughed at Japan's nuclear wastewater, which shows that its anti-nuclear power is basically a joke. Could it be that the scope of the "non-nuclear homeland" is limited to the land of the island and does not include the surrounding sea?
In addition, Taiwan's "Wang Bao" also published an editorial on April 19, pointing out that Biden regards ecological environmental protection as "value", but silently ignores Japan's discharge of Fukushima nuclear wastewater containing radioactive elements into the ocean, which really makes neighboring countries and regions that oppose Japan's move feel contrary. If Japan adheres to the principle of taking its neighbor as a barrier, it will violate the self-role positioning of the East Asian powers, and Biden's "value" for the protection of the earth's ecological protection cannot be different from "country", otherwise it will lose its position and become a "double standard", which is difficult to convince the public.
The editorial stressed that in fact, the Japanese people are also uneasy about the discharge of nuclear wastewater, believing that there are not only radiation safety concerns, but also worry about the "reputation loss" derived from the Japanese fishery. Japan's discharge of nuclear wastewater is affected by ocean currents, which is likely to spread to Taiwan's waters and affect the coastal and distant-water fisheries in Taiwan. The Tsai Ing-wen authorities cannot remain silent on so-called "friendship."
Source: Reference News Network