Beijing, China - June 30, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press briefing in progress
2. Reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Mao Ning, spokeswoman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (starting with shot 2):
"China's position of opposing Japan's ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated wastewater remains unchanged. It is precisely because of China's firm stance and active efforts that international oversight of the discharge has been significantly strengthened. We will continue to work with the rest of the international community to urge Japan to translate its commitments into long-term, concrete actions and to effectively manage the risks of the discharge."
4. Various of reporters

China's position of opposing Japan's unilateral ocean discharge of the Fukushima nuclear-contaminated wastewater remains unchanged, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday.

Mao made the statement at a press conference in Beijing in answering a media inquiry on whether China recognizes the safety of the discharge, as China's General Administration of Customs said Sunday that China will conditionally resume imports of certain aquatic products from Japan.

"China's position of opposing Japan's ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated wastewater remains unchanged. It is precisely because of China's firm stance and active efforts that international oversight of the discharge has been significantly strengthened. We will continue to work with the rest of the international community to urge Japan to translate its commitments into long-term, concrete actions and to effectively manage the risks of the discharge," Mao said.

According to the General Administration of Customs, China will not resume seafood imports from Fukushima and nine other prefectures. And it also comes on the premise that the Japanese government has pledged to ensure the safety of aquatic products exported to China.

In 2011, the cores of three reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan melted down following a major earthquake and tsunami. At least 1.3 million tons of nuclear-contaminated wastewater has been accumulated in the plant, including water to cool the reactor, groundwater and rainwater.

Disregarding domestic and foreign questioning and protests, the Japanese government decided in April 2021 to filter and dilute the nuclear contaminated water from the Fukushima plant and started the ocean discharge of the radioactive wastewater on August 24, 2023. This process is expected to last 20 to 30 years, until the nuclear power plant is scrapped.

　中国税関総署は29日、日本の一部地域の水産物の条件付き輸入を即日再開すると発表した。これについて、中国外交部の毛寧報道官は30日の定例記者会見で「汚染水海洋排出に反対する中国の立場に変化はない」と示した。

　＜外交部　毛寧報道官＞
　「汚染水海洋排出に反対する中国の立場に変化はない。中国側の確固たる立場と積極的な努力があったからこそ、海洋排出に対する国際的な監視は大幅に強化された。我々は引き続き国際社会と協力して、日本が一連の約束を長期的かつ具体的な行動に移し、海洋排出のリスクを確実に管理・コントロールするよう求める」

　中国税関総署は29日、原産地の福島県、群馬県、栃木県、茨城県、宮城県、新潟県、長野県、埼玉県、東京都、千葉県の10都県を除く日本の水産物の輸入を条件付きで再開するとした。同公告は即日適用された。これに伴い、2023年8月からの日本水産物の輸入全面停止措置は廃止となった。