Cooperation between countries should not target a third party, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday. He made the statement in response to a media query on the U.S. claim that the FBI is opening its first office in New Zealand to "counter China." "We have noticed relevant reports and are shocked at the related remarks. China always upholds that cooperation between countries should not target a third party. Waving the banner of 'countering China' to pursue the so-called 'absolute security' of 'small cliques' is detrimental to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific and the world. The parties concerned should do more things to promote mutual trust and cooperation among nations, not the contrary," he said.
Cooperation between countries should not target third party: spokesman
Japan should earnestly fulfill its nuclear safety responsibilities and put itself under international supervision to alleviate the concerns of the international community, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.
He made the remarks in response to a media query about leakage of water containing radioactive substances at the decommissioning site of the nuclear reactor Fugen in Fukui Prefecture in central Japan on Tuesday, raising the possibility that several workers may have been exposed to radiation.
"This incident has once again exposed serious flaws in Japan's nuclear facility operations, operational maintenance capabilities, and nuclear safety oversight. For some time now, a series of nuclear facility safety incidents in Japan have raised concern, including fraud of quality inspection data for radiation detectors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and an overflow accident involving spent fuel pool cooling water at the reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture. Against the backdrop of various problems such as aging nuclear facilities, chaotic management, and inadequate regulation, Japan has still decided to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, which previously experienced a spent fuel pool cooling water overflow incident. This has already sparked opposition and protests among the Japanese public," said Lin.
"China urges Japan to fully draw lessons from the Fukushima nuclear accident, earnestly fulfill its nuclear safety responsibilities, promptly provide information and take effective measures, properly handle the decommissioning of nuclear power plants and the disposal of radioactive waste, and voluntarily accept international oversight so as to reduce concerns in the international community. This incident further demonstrates that the international community needs to continue strengthening comprehensive oversight and monitoring of the management of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water discharge into the sea and the operation of related equipment, in order to safeguard the safety of the marine environment," he said.
Japan should accept int'l supervision on nuclear safety: spokesman
