“把中国游客带回来!”瑞士搬出“天王级”明星******
中新网1月18日电(甘甜)“我们准备好了!”“我希望更多的中国人到来!”
自中国优化调整防疫政策、有序恢复公民出境旅游以来,多国争相热情邀请中国游客:机场拉起欢迎横幅,招聘会讲中文的工作人员,精心挑选代言人……
正如新加坡卫生部长王乙康所称, “中国向世界开放是个好消息,也是我们期待的事情。”
各国吸引中国游客,瑞士启用明星代言
近日,已经退役的“网球天王”费德勒有了新的身份和任务——瑞士旅游局“代言人”,把中国游客“带回”瑞士。
资料图:瑞士网球名将费德勒。中国调整疫情防控规定后,瑞士旅游业欢呼雀跃。中国游客的到来不仅有助于当地旅游基础设施被充分利用,市场如此大,瑞士旅游部门也值得为小众旅游产品做广告。“比如越野跑、植物学、文化(为主题的旅游),”瑞士旅游局写道。
费德勒在亚洲颇受欢迎。根据瑞士媒体曝光的瑞士旅游局旅游营销计划,在为期一年、旨在吸引中国游客重返瑞士的最新计划当中,费德勒将起到关键作用。在其帮助下,预计今年约有80万人次的中国游客在瑞士留宿,接近疫情前2019年留宿人数的一半。到2025年,留宿人数将达到170万人次。
“中国游客已经在路上了。”不仅是瑞士,多国都对中国游客的回归翘首以待。
泰国旅游车协会主席瓦苏彻说:“旅游巴士运营商闲置车辆三年多,现在正安排车辆接受检查。”
素贞清迈幸福旅行社老板安奇利还特别雇佣了会讲中文的工作人员和司机,以便带领游客游览寺庙、瀑布和山区景观。安奇利说:“我相信中国游客来泰国的次数会比以前更多。我们准备好了。”
在埃及首都开罗的一些著名旅游集市,店主们也有着共同的期待。经营一家埃及传统美食餐厅的老板穆罕默德•萨利赫说,中国人非常友好,“他们热爱埃及传统,尤其喜欢传统的埃及食物,而且总是热衷于尝试。”
回想起市场小巷里挤满中国游客的日子,萨利赫说,“我祈祷着中国游客的到来,情况会慢慢好起来。”
中国游客回归,是经济重要推动力
“中国更强劲的经济将为区域活动提供支持,而重新开放将促进区域内旅游业。”东盟与中日韩宏观经济研究办公室(AMRO)首席经济学家许和意(Hoe Ee Khor) 指出。
2023年1月9日,泰国官员向抵达素万那普国际机场的中国游客发放花环。《今日商业》杂志评价称,旅游业的持续恢复——尤其是随着中国游客的回归——将为经济增长提供急需的推动力。
美国《华盛顿邮报》还指出,中国重新开放的步伐将影响全球增长和通胀前景。报道援引国际货币基金组织(IMF)总裁格奥尔基耶娃的话称,中国经济的复苏能力“很可能是2023年全球增长的最重要因素”。
而少数国家和地区针对中国游客采取入境限制措施,无疑是一种 “倒退”。
49岁的崔大成在明洞售卖服饰等商品约30年,目前靠送餐维持生计。他说,“我们过得很艰难,我希望更多的中国人到来,政府不要限制他们入境。”
在首尔一个可丽饼摊位上,24岁的孙景洛(音译)透露,他已经在制定应对大量来自中国游客的计划,正在招聘人员并准备囤货,“中国游客是我们的主要客户,越多越好。”
欧洲机场理事会总干事亚诺韦茨形容,“我们又一次陷入没有科学依据、不合理且不协调的旅行限制拼凑而成的状态。”
国际航空运输协会总干事威利•沃尔什发表声明,警告各国在“病毒已经在其境内广泛传播”的情况下恢复“已被证明无效”的措施。他说:“我们有工具来应对新冠病毒,而不是诉诸于切断国际连接、损害经济和破坏就业的无效措施。”(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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