https://www.scmp.com/rss/515199/feed Francisco José Leandro is an associate professor in international relations and associate dean at the Institute for Research on Portuguese-Speaking Countries, at the City University of Macau. He received a PhD in political science and international relations from the Catholic University of Portugal in 2010. From 2016 to 2017, he took part in a post-doctoral research programme on state monopolies in China. His books include: The Belt and Road Initiative: An Old Archetype of a New Development... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Japan plans to start releasing the 1.3 million cubic metres of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea sometime this spring or summer, according to recent statements by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno. Although the government has said it would not proceed before receiving a comprehensive report from the International Atomic Energy Agency, there are four important arguments why it should mull over this dumping of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3213968/japan-needs-rethink-dumping-fukushima-nuclear-plants-waste-water-sea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3213968/japan-needs-rethink-dumping-fukushima-nuclear-plants-waste-water-sea?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Mar 2023 02:15:09 +0000