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80 years ago, retreating Japanese troops abandoned hundreds of chemical weapon caches in rivers and lakes across China. These forgotten remnants of war continue to pose a serious threat today. As the toxic shells and bombs rot, they pollute waterways and soil, endangering the health and safety of local communities. It's a stark reminder of the long-lasting impact of war and the urgent need for international cooperation to clean up these dangerous relics.

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00:0080 years ago, retreating Japanese troops dumped hundreds of caches of chemical weapons in rivers and lakes in China.
00:07Today, these rotting shells and bombs pollute the environment and threaten the lives of locals.
00:13Last year we had a big celebration to mark the end of the destruction of all declared stockpiles of chemical weapons.
00:23The chemical weapons that were still alive, they are in the stockpiles of several countries.
00:27More than 27,000 tons of very dangerous, poisonous weapons were destroyed.
00:36The process was finished last year, but now we have to say that the world is not yet free of chemical weapons.
00:45We need to accelerate the destruction of the abandoned chemical weapons in China to be able to say the world is free of chemical weapons.
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