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China says it shares stance with South Korea opposing Japan's Fukushima water release

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan February 13, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS

The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that China and South Korea share a common stance opposing Japan's decision to release contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

Japan's decision this week has prompted opposition from its neighbours South Korea, China and Taiwan.

(Reporting by Gabriel Crossley; writing by Ryan Woo; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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