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Fukushima water release causes larger ripple effect with China

By Breanne Deppisch

Published August 27, 2023 9:00am ET

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Fukushima water release causes larger ripple effect with China — China’s strong rebuke of the release of treated Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific Ocean this week has caused bad blood, stoked accusations of misinformation and hypocrisy, and led to some suggesting Beijing is capitalizing on the event to help stir up broader geopolitical tensions with Japan. Tensions began ramping up Thursday after Japan began the […]

China’s strong rebuke of the release of treated Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific Ocean this week has caused bad blood, stoked accusations of misinformation and hypocrisy, and led to some suggesting Beijing is capitalizing on the event to help stir up broader geopolitical tensions with Japan.

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