China's Fukushima blowback follows old Japan-bashing playbook

Past cycles of criticism tied in with domestic politics and power struggles

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Demonstrators in Hong Kong protest on Aug. 24 against Japan's release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator

TOKYO -- The Chinese backlash against Japan's release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant shows no sign of ending.

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