社评:在中国旅客入境问题上作秀,这是政治病毒******
最近,国际上对中国疫情防控政策的优化调整有一些议论,部分国家“担心中国境内出现新的变异株”,对来自中国的旅客采取了新的入境限制。世卫组织1月4日发布消息称,当前中国主要流行毒株同其他国家提交的中国感染旅客病毒基因序列一致,确认没有发现新变种或显著突变,这也与此前多国科学家的判断相一致。针对中国采取特别入境限制,不仅没有科学依据,也违背防疫初衷。
中国疫情防控进入新阶段,外界对此产生关切,这很正常。目前,有几个基础性的事实是比较清楚的:一是中国迄今并未发现新的变异株;二是中国一直与世卫组织保持着密切沟通,及时分享有关信息和数据;三是当前中国的疫情形势是可控的,也有信心确保调整转段平稳有序推进。如果说一些国家因为不了解情况而产生了防御性的“应激反应”,相信随着相关事实越来越清晰,这种反应自然会逐渐消退。
但还有一种情况,某些国家从一开始就在作秀,政治因素压倒了科学判断,它们对中国旅客采取的额外防控措施不是基于科学研判,而是基于刻意针对中国的偏见和政治盘算。现在渲染中国优化调整防控政策对外界造成风险的人,和之前狠批中国“动态清零”的,其实大多是同一群人,他们就是来找中国茬或者让中国出糗。他们扮演的角色是国际抗疫合作的搅局者,是一锅粥里的那几粒老鼠屎。世界疫情之所以迟迟没有受到遏制,这些搅局者“罪不可没”。
比如,华盛顿方面似乎很鼓励其他国家跟进限制中国旅客,它宣称这是“采取审慎的健康措施来保护公民”,然而为何在德尔塔等致病力更强的毒株在美国国内大流行时,世界没有看到华盛顿“保护公民”的“审慎措施”?就在当下,美国国内流行的XBB变异株正在快速传播并向世界蔓延,为何华盛顿对此没有防止“新变异株”的“审慎措施”?
需要指出的是,相关限制措施在包括美国在内的国家引起了许多批评,它们被认为既不科学,同时也没有效果。美国《国会山报》的一篇文章指出,数十万感染者已经在美国各地的社区自由流动,每天从中国增加几百名感染者几乎不会提升健康风险。国际航空运输协会也发表声明,批评一些国家对来自中国的旅客实施检测等防疫措施,是起不了作用的“条件反射反应”,指出各国政府必须基于科学事实而不是政治来做决定。
自新冠疫情发生以来,中国的贡献和担当有目共睹。一方面,在全球疫情最危急的时候,中国的生产支撑了整个世界,保证了全球产业链、供应链没有中断。另一方面,中国防控措施,最大限度地保障了人民的生命健康。现在,中国因时因势优化调整疫情防控政策,为中外人员安全健康有序往来创造了更好条件,也为全球经济发展带来了更多利好。在此背景下,在中国旅客入境问题上作秀,这种政治操弄既无视科学事实,也与全世界走出大流行阴影的期待相违背。
我们相信,违背科学事实的政治操弄终究不可持续。在“后疫情时代”,新冠病毒要防,“政治病毒”更要防。“政治病毒”造成真理扭曲,也破坏国际合作,既是新冠病毒的帮凶,也是团结抗疫的敌人。未来当我们回看这段历史的时候,那些一心只想利用疫情打击中国、政治甩锅的国家,是要负历史责任的。
中新网评:处理核污水绝不是日本自家私事******
中新网北京1月19日电(蒋鲤)日本政府近日称,将于2023年春夏期间开始向海洋排放经过处理的福岛第一核电站核污水。日本罔顾国内民众及周边国家的屡屡反对,企图将核污水“一倒了之”,把一件关乎全球海洋生态环境和公众健康的事当成了自家私事。
资料图:日本福岛第一核电站。2011年,福岛核电站事故发生后,大量放射性物质泄漏到大气层和太平洋,对周围环境造成了难以逆转的伤害,数十万人被迫撤离该地区。时至今日,作为日本邻国之一的韩国仍未解除福岛海鲜禁令。
日本以核污水存储能力即将达到上限为由,在2021年4月13日,正式决定将福岛第一核电站核污水排入太平洋。过去一年多,日本政府和东京电力公司一直在持续推进核污水排海计划。
日本政府辩称,这些核污水经多核素处理系统(ALPS)处理后很安全,甚至“可以喝”,这样的表态无疑在愚弄大众。
事实上,经过处理的核污水仍含有多种放射性物质,核污水一旦排放入海就无法回收,长期来看,将会给海洋生态带来难以估量的潜在威胁,最终危害人类健康。
因此,核污水排海计划推出后,遭到日本民众强烈反对。日本《朝日新闻》2022年3月公布的问卷调查显示,福岛县、宫城县和岩手县受访的42个市町村长中,约六成反对东京电力公司福岛第一核电站核污水排放入海。日本全国渔业协会联合会也多次申明立场,反对该计划。
日本政府认为,核污水排海是最便宜、最省事的解决方案,但此举却将周边国家乃至全世界置于核污染风险中。太平洋非日本一家之海,核污水会随着洋流流动,其影响势必会跨越国界,危害周边国家乃至整个国际社会的公共福祉和利益。
《韩国经济新闻》发文称,相关研究认为,福岛核污水如果排放入海,约7个月后将到达济州等韩国海域,该国水产业和旅游业将遭受相当大的损失。
德国南极海洋机构也曾发出警告,若日本将所有核污水排入海中,不到半年,整个太平洋都将面临高度辐射威胁,包括远在大洋另一端的美国。太平洋地区人民更是对日本该计划持反对意见。
日本作为《联合国海洋法公约》缔约国,有义务保护海洋环境。然而,在核污水排海方案的正当性、核污水数据的可靠性、净化装置的有效性、环境影响的不确定性等问题上,日本未能作出科学、可信的说明。
国际原子能机构技术工作组虽已三次赴日实地考察评估,但尚未就日排海方案的安全性给出结论,并且对日本提出诸多澄清要求和整改意见。在此情况下,日本仍执意推进核污水排海工程建设,这是极不负责任的行为。
太平洋不是日本的下水道,日本必须正视各方合理关切,在与周边国家等相关利益方和国际原子能机构充分协商后,制定合理的核污水处理方案。日本也要着眼长远,若只顾眼前,执意将核污水排放入海,不仅其自身,周边国家乃至全世界都将为之买单,其后果必将会危害数代人。
Fukushima water disposal by no means Japan’s own business
By John Lee
(ECNS) -- Japan has announced it will release treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean this year.
Although Fukushima wastewater disposal affects global marine ecological environment protection and public health, Japan has turned a deaf ear to domestic and international opposition to dumping the contaminated water into the sea, treating the "global" matter as its own business.
The Fukushima accident in 2011 had sent large quantities of radiation into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean, causing irreversible damage to the surrounding environment, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area. South Korea still maintains its import ban on Japanese seafood from areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
On April 13, 2021, Japan announced it had decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea due to dwindling storage space, with the Japanese government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. promoting the release plan over the past year.
The Japanese government argues that the water treated by an advanced liquid processing system, or ALPS, is safe and drinkable, which is undoubtedly fooling the public.
In fact, the treated wastewater still includes a variety of radioactive substances and can’t be recycled once discharged into the sea, which will pose a great threat to marine ecology and ultimately endanger human health in the long run.
Therefore, the discharge plan has been strongly opposed in Japan. According to a questionnaire conducted by The Asahi Shimbun, nearly 60 percent of mayors of 42 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures oppose the discharge plan. The National Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Japan has also repeatedly stated its opposition in public.
The Japanese government believes that dumping Fukushima wastewater into the sea is the cheapest and most convenient solution, but neighboring countries and even the whole world will be at risk of nuclear pollution.
The Pacific Ocean doesn’t belong to Japan and the wastewater flow along oceanic currents will surely break boundaries and endanger public welfare and the interests of neighboring countries and even the international community.
The Korea Economic Daily reported that related research concluded that if contaminated water from Fukushima is released into the ocean, it would only take seven months for the contaminated water to reach the shores of Jeju Island, with the country's aquaculture and tourism suffering considerable losses.
According to the calculation of a German marine scientific research institute, radioactive materials will spread to most of the Pacific Ocean within half a year from the date of discharge, and the U.S. and Canada will be affected by nuclear pollution. People in the Pacific region also oppose the discharge plan.
As a participant of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Japan has the obligation of protecting the marine environment.
However, it hasn’t offered a full and convincing explanation on issues like the legitimacy of the discharge plan, the reliability of data on the nuclear-contaminated water, the efficacy of the treatment system or the uncertainty of environmental impact.
Though the IAEA has yet to complete a comprehensive review after three investigations in Japan, the Japanese side has been pushing through the approval process for its discharge plan and even started building facilities for the discharge. It is rather irresponsible for Japan to act against public opinion at home and concerns abroad.
The Pacific Ocean is not a private Japanese sewer. The country must seriously heed the voices of the international community and make a reasonable plan for the Fukushima wastewater disposal after full consultation with stakeholders and international agencies.
If it only seeks instant interest and insists on discharging the contaminated water into the sea, not only itself, but also its neighboring countries and the entire world will pay for the decision and several generations will be forced to bear the consequence.
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