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Before each Olympic Games, delegations will have a formal flag-raising ceremony in the Olympic Village, and the organizing committee of the Olympic Village will also welcome the delegations. The China sports delegation participating in the Rio Olympic Games held a flag-raising ceremony in the Olympic Village on August 3rd. The China delegation consists of 711 people, including 416 athletes, including 35 Olympic champions such as Lin Dan, Sun Yang and Wu Minxia, and 51 world champions such as Ning Zetao and Qiu Bo. There is no doubt that China Legion must be the most active force in Rio Olympic Games.

China strongly condemns Japan for discharging nuclear sewage.

  At 13: 00 local time on August 24th (12: 00 Beijing time), the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan started discharging nuclear polluted water into the sea. Tokyo Electric Power Company announced that the discharge of nuclear polluted water from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is expected to be 200-210 tons, and the first discharge will last for 17 days, with a total discharge of about 7,800 cubic meters of nuclear polluted water. Tokyo Electric Power Company said that it will add about 1,200 tons of seawater to each ton of nuclear polluted water for dilution, and start discharging nuclear polluted water after confirming that the concentration is reduced to the so-called "expected standard".

  Nuclear polluted water will be discharged into the sea for 30 years.

  According to a press conference held by Tokyo Electric Power Company, the analysis results show that the tritium concentration meets the expectations and the meteorological conditions at sea meet the requirements, so the discharge of nuclear polluted water is started as planned. Tokyo Electric Power Company said that the discharge work was carried out remotely by the staff through the central monitoring room of the relevant facilities in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and the water pump was operated by the display screen to mix the nuclear polluted water with seawater and pour it into the shaft. When the polluted water is filled, it will be discharged into the sea through the tunnel connecting the ocean and the lower part of the shaft. It is worth noting that the discharge of nuclear polluted water can not be completed at one time. Due to the delay in the removal of fuel debris from the core of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the amount of nuclear pollution generated by cooling is increasing every day, and it is estimated that the sea discharge will last for about 30 years. According to Tokyo Electric Power Company, this year, 5 trillion Bekkerel’s nuclear polluted water with tritium radiation will be discharged into the sea in four times.

  Japanese Prime Minister kishida fumio stressed at the relevant cabinet meeting that even if it takes decades, the Japanese government will promote and complete the plan of discharging nuclear polluted water into the sea, and solve the so-called "rumor" problem that accompanies it. Similarly, in a series of statements after the meeting, the Japanese government not only kept silent about the harm of the sea discharge plan, but also mentioned to varying degrees that it was necessary to stop the spread of so-called "rumors" to prevent its harm to its own fisheries. Although kishida fumio claims that meeting with fishery representatives makes "understanding is making progress", I’m afraid this is not the true attitude of local fishermen in Fukushima and all over Japan.

  Japanese fishery groups strongly protested

  Although the Japanese government has been trying to play up the "safety" of the nuclear pollution water discharge plan, the Japanese fishery as a stakeholder is unmoved. Yasushi Sakamoto, president of the Japan National Federation of Fishery Cooperatives, said in a meeting with kishida fumio that the Japanese government had not kept its promise of "resolutely supporting the fishery" and pointed out that the Japanese government should not push forward the sea discharge plan without the understanding of relevant stakeholders.

  Sakamoto Yasin said that although the Japanese government tried to gain Japanese fishermen’s understanding of the sea discharge plan, "once the polluted water discharge is started, it will last for decades, which makes us very anxious and worried. Our only hope is to let the fishery develop peacefully. " Tetsuji Suzuki, executive director of the Fukushima Fishery Federation, also reiterated his opposition to the plan, and said that the views of Fukushima fishermen have not changed, and the relevant government decisions can only be understood on the basis of ensuring the sustainability of Fukushima fishery.

  Gao Qiao Tong, a fisherman from Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, said in an interview with the Japan Broadcasting Association that the fishing moratorium will end on September 1, and he was very worried about the adverse effects of the discharge of nuclear polluted water on local fishery products. The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company did not explain this, so he always opposed the plan to discharge water into the sea. He pointed out that after that, Fukushima aquatic products will be seriously affected by the sea discharge plan. "Once the relevant parameters exceed the standard, regardless of the actual situation, it will be identified as nuclear pollution and water pollution. This will cause great problems and even make it impossible to fish again. " He also said, "The trust relationship between fishermen and the government has not deepened, and we can never accept emissions."

  Our country resolutely opposes and strongly condemns it.

  A spokesman for the Permanent Mission of China to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) made a speech on August 24th, strongly condemning Japan’s unilateral forced start of the Fukushima nuclear accident to discharge polluted water into the sea that day, arguing that the Japanese move seriously damaged the authority and credibility of the IAEA, seriously damaged the people’s health and marine environmental rights and interests of neighboring countries, and seriously damaged the safety and development interests of the global nuclear energy industry.

  China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin pointed out on August 23rd that the ocean is the blue home on which all human beings depend, and is not allowed to dump nuclear polluted water at will. The Japanese side is undoubtedly betting on the global marine environment and the health of all mankind by pushing nuclear polluted water into the sea. If Japan really has the sincerity to solve the concerns of its neighbors, it should immediately stop pushing the plan to expel the sea, conduct exchanges without presupposing the results, and fully discuss all possible safety disposal schemes.

  Wang Wenbin emphasized that China strongly urges Japan to cancel its wrong decision, stop pushing the plan of discharging nuclear polluted water into the sea, communicate with neighboring countries in good faith, and dispose of it in a responsible manner to avoid unpredictable damage and harm to the global marine environment. If China insists on the plan of forcibly pushing out the sea, the Japanese government will take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the marine environment, food safety and public health.

  "Our department attaches great importance to the issue of nuclear pollution water discharged from Fukushima, Japan. In 2021 and 2022, the monitoring of marine radiation environment in the sea areas under China’s jurisdiction was organized, and the background of marine radiation environment in relevant sea areas was found out. The monitoring results show that the activity concentration of artificial radionuclides in seawater and marine organisms under the jurisdiction of China is not abnormal, and it is generally within the fluctuation range over the years. At present, according to the idea of monitoring key areas, covering jurisdictional waters and mastering key passages, our Ministry is organizing the monitoring of marine radiation environment in China’s jurisdictional waters in 2023. In the follow-up, our department will continue to strengthen relevant monitoring work, timely track and judge the possible impact of Fukushima nuclear pollution water discharge on our marine radiation environment, and earnestly safeguard our national interests and people’s health. " The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (National Nuclear Safety Administration) pointed out that Japan started discharging nuclear polluted water from Fukushima into the sea.

  South Korea’s attitude is contradictory

  According to the calculation of the German Scientific Oceanography Agency, the radiation pollution in the nuclear polluted water discharged by Japan will spread to most of the Pacific Ocean within 57 days. After three years, the United States and Canada will be polluted; It will spread to the global waters in 10 years. Among them, China and South Korea will be the countries most seriously affected by nuclear sewage.

  At present, the South Korean government is indifferent to the discharge of nuclear polluted water into the sea. Thirty minutes after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began to discharge nuclear polluted water into the sea, South Korean Prime Minister Han Dezhu read a statement to the public, saying that there is "no need to worry too much" about Japan’s discharge plan. As the largest opposition party in South Korea, the Common Democratic Party explicitly opposes the discharge of nuclear polluted water, and said: "An emergency meeting of parliamentarians was held and a resolution was decided to be issued, calling on the government to actively use diplomatic power to stop the discharge." This powerful response was accused by the South Korean government of "using false news to incite anxiety". In this regard, Han Dezhu also added in the statement: "The biggest threat to the people is the false news without scientific basis and the false incitement for political interests."

  Li Zaiming, a representative of the Common Democratic Party, strongly criticized the South Korean government’s connivance at Japan’s nuclear pollution water discharging into the sea at the party’s emergency meeting, and pointed out: "Japan ignored the concerns and opposition of the international community and chose the road of environmental disaster that is most harmful to mankind." In addition, civil society and other environmental movement groups also held a rally in downtown Seoul, and said: "Dumping radioactive materials to pollute the ocean is uncivilized and should be stopped immediately. Yin Xiyue’s authorities who defended Japan’s plan to expel the sea are also accomplices. "


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