"Can't Put Spilled Water Back"…The 'Mouth of China' Targeting Japan Four Times a Day

"Contaminated Water Japan, Stop Before It's Too Late"

Hua Chunying, Deputy Director-General (Vice Minister) and spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, known as the "mouthpiece of China," strongly criticized the Japanese government for discharging contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant by posting on social media (SNS) four times a day.

According to China Youth Daily on the 31st of last month, Hua posted on X (formerly Twitter) the previous day, saying, "Why does Japan only emphasize the dilution of tritium? Fukushima nuclear contaminated water contains more than 60 radioactive nuclides. What about the treatment of the rest?"

On the 24th of last month, when Japan began discharging contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (referred to as "treated water" by the Japanese government) into the ocean, a woman was looking at seafood in a large supermarket in Beijing, China.
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Hua continued on X, "If that water is truly harmless, why did Japan start a 70 billion yen (about 635 billion KRW) publicity campaign to promote the marine discharge plan of the contaminated water to the public? Why does Japan not allow stakeholders to collect samples of nuclear contaminated water and seawater from Fukushima?" she pointed out.

In the third post, she questioned, "If it is proven that the water is not harmless, how can Japan discharge it into the sea while neighboring countries and many others are telling them not to? Is this how an honest and responsible country acts on its own?"

In the fourth and final post, Hua emphasized, "Both China and Japan have a saying, 'Spilled water cannot be contained.' The damage is irreversible. Japan must stop before it is too late."

China's 'Anti-Japan Sentiment' Intensifies... "Do Not Speak Loudly in Japanese in China"

Earlier, on the 24th of last month, China strongly criticized Japan's discharge of contaminated water into the ocean and completely banned imports of Japanese seafood. The General Administration of Customs of China stated in a declaration issued immediately after Japan began discharging contaminated water, "To prevent the radioactive contamination risk that the discharge of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water poses to food safety, protect the health of Chinese consumers, and ensure the safety of imported food, we will completely suspend imports of seafood originating from Japan."

Recently, prank calls originating from China condemning the discharge of contaminated water have flooded Japanese institutions and companies, prompting the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to express regret. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Chinese ambassador to Japan to protest the prank calls, but the Chinese side showed no particular response. Instead, the Chinese side countered that the Chinese embassy in Japan also receives protest calls from Japanese people.

Meanwhile, as anti-Japan sentiment grows within China, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged travelers staying in China to exercise caution. The Japanese Embassy in China posted on its website advising Japanese people in China, "When going out, please do not speak Japanese loudly and be mindful of your behavior," and "If you need to visit the embassy, pay close attention to the surroundings of the embassy."

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