The release of treated waste water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear reactor into the Pacific has sparked vocal condemnation from China, and a war of words
nuclear reactor has sparked a prolonged campaign of condemnation, led by China, with the Japanese Embassy in Beijing allegedly attacked by a brick on Tuesday.'s foreign minister, said the brick was thrown at its embassy in the Chinese capital while Japanese nationals in China were also targets of harassment. Chinese state media said Chinese diplomatic missions in Japan had also been harassed.
The two governments marked half a century of formal diplomatic relations last year, but the new dispute has introduced additional friction to the China-Japan relationship on top of Tokyo's decision to publicly side with treaty ally the United States in what Beijing calls a strategy of encirclement. A security officer stands outside the entrance of the Japanese embassy in Beijing on August 29, 2023. Security has been increased at the embassy since the release of waste water at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan on August 24.reported Tuesday that Wu Jianghao, Beijing's top envoy in Tokyo, lodged"solemn representations of the nuisance suffered by the Chinese embassy and consulates in Japan," alleging similar treatment by the Japanese public.
The local mayor's office in Fukushima, the capital of the prefecture of the same name, said it received 200 abusive calls in two days.
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