#Nuclear-contaminated water

Despite vehement opposition from local fishermen, neighboring countries and global environmental experts, Japan started releasing nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima into the ocean on Aug. 24, 2023.

The Fukushima Daiichi plant was destroyed in March 2011 after a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake generated powerful tsunami waves that caused the meltdowns of three of its nuclear reactors, marking one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.

The Japanese government plans to dump more than 1.3 million tonnes of nuclear-contaminated water from the nuclear power plant into the sea over 30 years.

China's position against Japan's discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean is clear and unchanged, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Nov. 23 at a press briefing.

People gather to protest the decision by the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to release nuclear-contaminated wastewater in front of TEPCO's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 24, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]