访谈｜美宝集团副总裁刘钢：“入场”更便利，外企对中国市场充满信心******
(第五届进博会)访谈｜美宝集团副总裁刘钢：“入场”更便利，外企对中国市场充满信心
中新网上海11月6日电 (谢梦圆)“我们从36平米、150平米、300平米到今年的400平米，企业的展台面积不断扩大。”连续五年参与进博会的美宝集团是一家专注生命科学领域的外资企业，集团副总裁刘钢回忆说，第一次参会时对进博会不甚了解，最初的展位设计只有9平方米。“一开始我们把美宝国际分公司的技术和产品引入中国，随着我们在进博会上的巨大成功，很多国外的企业看到了这样的机会，组团来参与进博会。我们代理的产品不断增多，比如一些美国企业和欧洲企业愿意通过美宝的窗口进入中国市场。”
此次，美宝与南加州大学的联合科研中心推出了一款医疗诊断设备——一次性高清食管筛查工具“EndoVu”。该设备可用于早期食道筛查，使用一次性高清摄像头，污染风险大大降低；采用超薄型材设计，直径6毫米，易吞咽。采用高光谱代谢成像、云计算和AI评估技术，无需实验室分析，就可帮助胃肠道医生评估患者是否需要进行完整的食管镜检查。“EndoVu”具备所需操作人员少(减少66%)、操作时间短(5分钟/人次)、筛查费用低、设备造价低、可高度并行筛查提高患者周转率等优点。目前该设备在中国处于临床试验阶段，即将进军中国市场。
据悉，本次美宝共带入17个科研项目参会，计划借助进博会将项目落地中国，目前已处于商务洽谈阶段。美宝和南加州大学合作项目众多，此次参会的有10项，其中生物医药项目有9个，“EndoVu”只是其中之一。刘钢补充道：南加州大学看到了我们在第四届进博会上的成果，于是这次联手参会。
即便有不利因素影响国际贸易合作，但刘钢仍感受到外企对中国市场的信心，“很多国外企业都在思考怎么能更好更快地进入中国市场，因为他们知道，蛋糕谁先抢一步，谁就可能吃得更多。”一些无缘本次进博会的外资企业甚至会将产品和技术“托付”给美宝代为介绍。
“确实大环境不利于企业的发展，中国能够在这个关键时刻继续扩大开放，保持开放的力度和决心，这是在世界上比较罕见的。”刘钢认为，中国本土市场足够巨大且具备潜力，能在发展本土市场的同时吸引国际贸易加入。
对刘钢来说，另一个切身感受是外资企业进入中国越来越便捷，他曾准备了一大叠纸质材料办理业务，没想到最后只花了约十分钟上网操作就将事办妥，“我觉得政府的服务意识更强了，办事更容易了，原来我要盖几十个章，都不知道找谁，现在是一站式服务，包括一些公示都能在网上找到。这两年越来越好，原来一头雾水，甚至外企和国内企业还有明显的差别待遇，这两年大家一视同仁，营商环境逐步改善。我们这些外企、包括朋友圈的企业确实充满信心。”
下一步美宝将扩大在中国的金融投资，刘钢说，这两年中国的政策给外企不断带来惊喜，“每次我都期待中国的好政策能够有更多”。中国各个行业、尤其是科技类行业将会有很大发展，美宝愿意在这些领域进行投资，扶持一些优秀的企业，并带领国外优秀企业进入。除此之外，美宝还会在化妆品行业投资建实体厂，他介绍，原本在美国的高端化妆品获得了较好的市场反馈，所以计划在中国加大投资，继续生产，并希望能将产品供应到全世界。(完)
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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