China's offensive over Japan's decision to release contaminated water in Fukushima is increasing.

In the midst of the US-China conflict, Japanese Prime Minister Suga recently met with US President Biden to show cooperation between the United States and Japan, and in a joint statement between the United States and Japan stated the Taiwan issue for the first time in more than 50 years. Obviously, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.

It is the appearance that the emotional battle between China and Japan is intensifying.


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China's uncomfortable planting is revealed through regular briefings by a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the only government department in China that briefs domestic and foreign journalists on a daily basis.

Most of the official positions of the Chinese government on sensitive issues are announced through a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is why the spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is sometimes referred to as "the mouth of China."




The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs briefs three spokespersons alternately for a week. At a briefing on April 21, spokesman Wang Won-bin said about Japan's plan to discharge contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. "He criticized it intensely. "This behavior is neither scientific nor legal, it is irresponsible and immoral," and at the end, he wrote the expression "冒天下之大不wi(是+韋)." Lit., it means'to commit a terrible thing under the heavens', and sometimes it can be interpreted to mean'to do something that the whole world will blame.' I don't know what kind of nuances Spokesman Wang used, but in the tone it deserves to be interpreted as the former.



This was not the only time the spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry spoke harshly. On the 13th, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso said, "It's okay if you drink that water (contaminated water)." Furthermore, he said, "The ocean is not Japan's trash can, and the Pacific Ocean is not Japan's sewer." On the 15th, spokeswoman Zhao continued an offensive on the 15th, saying, "To prove that the contaminated water is clean, some Japanese politicians should drink contaminated water, cook rice, do laundry, or do farming."



Japan was not still.

On the 16th, Deputy Prime Minister Aso said, "Isn't it drinkable?"

The Japanese government said, "We will dilute and dispose of it by one-seventh of the drinking water quality guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO)." Insist.




Of course, China cannot admit this.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs rebutted in some light that "the treated water from a normal nuclear power plant and the water contaminated in Fukushima are essentially different."

The nuclear power plant's treated water is safe and controllable, proven for many years according to international standards, and is not a radioactive wastewater.

On the other hand, Fukushima contaminated water is said to be an unprecedented dangerous substance, including radioactive substances that were leaked from nuclear reactor destruction.


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Chinese state media are also reporting on anti-Japanese protests in Korea day after day.

The protests against the discharge of contaminated water in Fukushima in front of the Japanese Embassy are delivered in more detail than in Korean media.

By announcing a joint position between China and South Korea on opposition to the discharge of contaminated water, the intention to counter US-Japan cooperation is read.

China's state-run Global Times reported an article titled "Korea has a different view of Fukushima contaminated water from the United States."




The Chinese social media Weibo also shows signs of boycott of Japanese products.

While listing the list of Japanese brands sold in China, there are postings urging you not to buy them.

The hashtag article'boycott of Japanese products' posted 27,000 comments.



There are voices of concern in Japan about this anti-Japanese atmosphere in China.

Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Yukio Takeuchi said that Japan "crossed the Rubicon River" over the issue of Taiwan.

"We can also think of retaliation measures from China," he added.

Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun predicted that Japan could face China's economic retaliation just as Korea faced THAAD retaliation.




China is Japan's largest trading partner.

According to the Asahi Shimbun and others, Japan's exports and imports to China account for more than 20% of the total trade volume.

In an editorial on the 19th, China's government-run Global Times Agency warned, "Japan should not approach the Taiwan issue. The deeper you are involved, the greater the price."

Relations between the two countries have been friendly in recent years, with former Japanese Prime Minister Abe visiting China in 2019 and promising new China-Japan relations.

However, the current relationship between the two countries is turning to the worst.

It reminds us of the cruel reality that there are no eternal allies or enemies in international relations.