在中国最高领导人习近平紧凑的外访行程中,常常有与当地青少年互动的环节。即便在国内繁忙的日常工作中,习近平也多有与外国中小学生的尺素往来。
在这些互动中,“人民友好的传承者”“东西文明互鉴的促进者”是习近平对各国青少年的深切期待,他与这些“未来”的对话,既有青春的关键词,也有放眼世界的未来。
——友谊的未来
在美国犹他州卡斯卡德小学生沃娜亚的眼中,中国最高领导人习近平是个“很酷”的爷爷。
卡斯卡德小学是犹他州最早开展中文沉浸式项目的学校之一。2020年春节前夕,50名四年级小学生用中文给习近平写就新春贺卡寄往中国。
很快,他们便收到了回信。“习爷爷说我们可以做友谊小使者,可以帮助中国和美国做更好的朋友!”
众所周知,习近平是个“球迷”。2014年对德首次国事访问,在柏林奥林匹亚体育场的草坪上,他与共同训练的中德两国少年足球队员对话:希望你们这一代出现球星!2017年7月,在同一个体育场,他鼓励参加中德青少年足球友谊赛的小球员“成为好朋友、好伙伴”。
在双方共同努力下,中德足球合作近年不断深入,在结出硕果的同时,也成为传播文化和友谊、促进民心相通的桥梁。
在比利时大熊猫园给孩子们送毛绒玩具,在巴布亚新几内亚同合唱团学生聊他小时候唱过的中国歌曲,在冰场中圈为中俄青少年冰球友谊赛开球……这些融元首外交与民间外交为一体的温情瞬间,让友谊的种子厚植,“人民友好的传承者”“东西文明互鉴的促进者”正在成长。
——人类的未来
天下大同、协和万邦是中华民族自古以来对人类社会的美好憧憬。习近平在2022年夏天与马耳他圣玛格丽特中学“中国角”师生的通信中说,“我们生活的世界历史和现实交织、希望和挑战并存,人类命运休戚与共,唯有守望相助、合作共赢才能让人类共享发展成果。”
为破解全球发展难题、应对国际安全挑战,习近平先后提出共建“一带一路”倡议、全球发展倡议、全球安全倡议,中国正在以实际行动践行人类命运共同体理念。与此同时,习近平也用他的方式帮助世界各国青少年更好地理解这些宏大命题。
“像保护眼睛一样保护自然和生态环境”“欢迎你们有机会来到中国,参观世界上最大的风电站和太阳能电站、面积最广阔的人工林和风光秀丽的国家公园”。2022年4月,在复信英国弗朗西斯·霍兰德学校小学生时,习近平同这些关注气候变化的“绿色小使者”分享中国的环保故事。
——阳光的未来
孩子是世界的未来,需要小心呵护,让他们沐浴在幸福安宁的阳光里。
2019年5月15日,习近平在亚洲文明对话大会开幕式主旨演讲中说,“亚洲一些民众特别是妇女儿童正忍受着贫困、饥饿、疾病的折磨,这样的局面必须改变”。
在此前不久,他刚给老挝中老友好农冰村小学全体师生回信。“从你们的来信中得知,‘一带一路’建设给你们的学校和家乡、学习和生活带来了许多积极变化。实现沿线国家共同发展,让民众过上好日子是我提出‘一带一路’倡议的初心。”
“欢迎你们早日乘上中老铁路列车来到北京”,是这封信的结语。2021年12月3日,连接昆明和万象的中老铁路全线开通运营,农冰村小学的学生也坐上了从万象始发的“澜沧号”动车组列车。
中华文化素来秉承“人不独亲其亲,不独子其子。”在联合国的讲台,习近平多次呼吁让全世界的儿童都能沐浴在幸福安宁的阳光里。
百年未有之大变局叠加全球疫情,世界并不太平。“此时此刻,世界上很多孩子正生活在战乱的惊恐之中。我们必须作出努力,让战争远离人类,让全世界的孩子们都在和平的阳光下幸福成长。”习近平2014年在联合国教科文组织总部的演讲,至今依然在回响,人类比以往更需要携手前行,共克时艰。
若行而不辍,则未来可期。(完)(图片素材来源:新华社、中新社、中新网)
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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