海外网评：美国政客的拙劣反华表演违背历史潮流******
当地时间1月10日，美国会众议院通过决议成立“中国特设委员会”，以应对中国对美国构成的所谓“多方面威胁”。1月11日，中国外交部发言人汪文斌回应称，希望美方有关人士客观理性看待中国和中美关系，从美国自身利益和中美共同利益出发，同中方相向而行，推动发展相互尊重、和平共处、合作共赢的中美关系。
该委员会的成立是第118届美国国会众议院正式开议后通过的第二项决议。如此着急地成立这样一个委员会，暴露了麦卡锡是多么急于稳定和巩固自己的地位。对一个用了4天时间、经历了15轮投票才勉强当选的众议长来说，麦卡锡第一时间展现强硬对华立场，无非是要表现他“兑现”了在中期选举前许下的“承诺”，也是为了安抚共和党内那些一直反对他出任议长的最极端、最激进的议员。从这个角度来说，新国会通过的第二项决议便赤裸裸地针对中国，其中的政治表演成分实在太过明显。
值得注意的是，成立该委员会的决议在众议院以压倒性的优势获得通过。在政治极化、两党高度对立的美国，两党竟然只能在对华议题上找到“共识”，足见当下弥漫在华盛顿政治圈的对华焦虑是多么严重。两党政客的这种合流很可能将中美关系推向更危险的激流险滩。彭博社评论说，这反映出美国政客中存在一种普遍情绪，要求采取对抗性策略来遏制世界第二大经济体。全球咨询公司特内尔常务董事加布里埃尔·维尔道撰文说，这个新的特别委员会所带来的政治压力，可能会迫使拜登政府对中国采取更加强硬的立场，影响到那些在中国开展业务的跨国公司。
沉迷于政治表演的美国政客们该睁眼看看，持续破坏中美关系的行为，最终也会令美国自身受伤。以特朗普时代实施的至今仍未解除的对华关税措施为例，美国民间反关税组织“关税损害美国”的数据显示，迄今为止，美国政府发动的关税大战已经给美国农业、零售业、制造业、商业及消费者造成了超1340亿美元损失。彼得森国际经济研究所2022年10月发布的报告指出，关税损害了美国的制造业产业、就业和出口，也在一定程度上损害了美国公司在美国和国际市场上的竞争力。在题为《在中国问题上，国会是自己最大敌人》的文章中，彭博社专栏作家米希尔·夏马尔表示，美国（对中国）筑起高墙，导致本国企业损失数十亿美元。世界各国都认识到全球化对提高各国竞争力和繁荣至关重要。不幸的是，美国政界太多人忘记了这一点。
美国政客的拙劣反华表演违背和平、发展、合作、共赢的历史潮流。中美关系今天出现的种种困局，与美国政客始终难以摒弃“冷战思维”密切相关，始终沉溺于大国对抗和“冷战胜利者”幻象中的美国，该醒醒了。（聂舒翼）
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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