On the 23rd, it’s 7 pm in Alaska and 7 am in Tokyo time.

East 9th District and West 5th District are exactly twelve hours apart.

One night and one day.

Spotlights illuminated the huge venue, and on the giant high steps, speakers in suits and ties took their seats.

Morishita Sukeji entered the room amidst numerous flashing lights, smiled and gestured to everyone, sat down and compiled his speech.

At this moment, he was full of confidence and no longer worried about the day before.

Sukeji Morishita communicated with most of the people attending the meeting, but not many people paid attention to the dolphins in Taiji Town.

Exactly as Richard said, the Whaling Commission is more obsessed with the thousand whales in Antarctica, but never mentions the 23,000 dolphins that are slaughtered in Dolphin Bay every year.

IWC once presided over the whale protection activities in the 1960s. It was one of the most serious ecological disasters in history. Whales were almost extinct. There were indeed orders to investigate incidents that affected the survival of dolphins, but in the end, under the influence of Japan,

Let it go.

Many organizations are very good at certain things, such as holding meetings, shaking hands and making peace, but they don't see any results.

Especially this year, it will be even more unfavorable for Japan to organize a powerful voting group to gain support.

All social changes come from individual passion. Once a group is formed, passion will be restricted and eliminated.

But this is still a serious challenge for Morishita Sukeji, because he will re-announce at the conference that Japan will resume its plan to capture 700 whales in Antarctica.

"The road is long and difficult."

Morishita Sukeji said in Chinese that he likes Chinese culture very much.

The meeting started soon. There were more than 60 countries present here. Counting reporters, security and service personnel, there were hundreds of people.

"e..."

The noisy conference hall quickly quieted down, recalling the chairman's speech.

Across the Pacific Ocean, Wang Yongbo stared at two huge dark circles under his eyes, nervously staring at Bi Fang's live broadcast room, occasionally taking time to look at the committee meeting proceedings sent to him by his subordinates.

Last night, Bi Fang suddenly called him and told Wang Yongbo that he would hold a live broadcast today and pay attention to the proceedings of the meeting.

So early this morning, Wang Yongbo got up from bed and stared at the live broadcast room.

Tokyo is the East 9th District, and China is the East 8th District. It's an hour earlier. It's only six o'clock in the morning. Coupled with Bi Fang's phone call last night, Wang Yongbo didn't get much sleep.

Langya's technical department also made up for the overtime pay, so everyone went to work early and was always on standby.

"Regarding the Dolphin Cove incident in Taiji Town, I think it is necessary for the Japanese representative to give an explanation."

coming.

Morishita Sukeji straightened his back and cheered up. He would face this problem in almost every meeting.

A Japanese representative glanced at Morishita Sukeji, and after he nodded, he stood up and elaborated on his report. From folk culture, to the number of captures, and explaining the behavior, he quickly aroused echoes.

"The committee should give serious consideration to this proposal..."

"The Dominican Republic agrees with the Japanese delegation and we strongly support this proposal."

“Antigua and Barbuda would like to express support for the integrity of this proposal. Can we give more sympathy and attention to the Japanese people who are in trouble? Now we have the opportunity to help Japan.

Help Japan’s cause and help the fishermen of Taiji Town, so we strongly demand that Taiji Town’s demand for the whaling industry be allowed..."

More and more echoes were heard, and Morishita Sukeji couldn't help but have a satisfied smile on his face. He was just about to put on the headset, when suddenly there was a noise in the front row on the left.

"Pfft...haha."

"Li Zhe, be serious."

"I'm sorry, teacher, I just couldn't hold it back. What he said was really interesting."

Li Zhe, one of the members of the Chinese delegation, apologized to a middle-aged man.

China is also a member of the Whaling Commission, but it usually maintains a neutral image without expressing its stance, especially 12 years later. It may have done some wrong things before, but after that, it was basically just a formality.

But as he spoke, Li Zhe couldn't help it anymore.

"Give the Japanese people some sympathy, hahaha, give it to Japan, ah, I can't do it anymore, I'm out of breath."

Li Zhe couldn't help it, especially when the person who said this was from Antigua and Barbuda. Even the per capita income of fishermen in Japan was more than four times higher than that in Antigua and Barbuda. Now he actually said

We need to give the Japanese people some sympathy.

This is an African country that is entirely supported by tourism. In recent years, the tourism industry has been sluggish, and Antigua and Barbuda has even become visibly embarrassed.

Last year, Antigua and Barbuda even lost its right to vote in the United Nations General Assembly because it failed to pay its membership dues to the United Nations.

Laughter is contagious, and now, even a small group of people nearby laughed, attracting the attention of the conference staff.

"Please the delegation at position 12 be quiet and continue to listen to the speech of the representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis."

It wasn't until a few minutes later that the conference quieted down, and at this time the smile on Morishita Sukeji's face completely disappeared.

Li Zhe's teacher scolded Li Zhe, but he was not too angry.

Because he thought it was funny too.

He lowered his voice and said to the people around him: "Look, Antigua only became interested in the whaling industry recently. Do you know why?"

Li Zhe was not unhappy when he was scolded. Instead, he said excitedly: "The Japanese government 'spent money' to get them interested."

"Yes, the Japanese government goes to those small economic countries to provide economic assistance. Japan will give them whatever they want, just to draw them into the IWC and then gain votes. This is how the whaling industry in the 21st century operates.

"

Li Zhe was eager to try. He looked at the teacher and said, "Teacher, I would like to ask a question to Antigua and Barbuda."

Li Zhe's teacher thought for a moment and nodded.

After receiving the permission, Li Zhe suddenly became energetic. When the representative of St. Kitts and Nevis finished his speech, he stood up without waiting for the representative of Japan to continue speaking. He looked at the representative of Antigua: "I would like to ask

Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda, why do you support Japanese fishermen in whaling? As far as I know, Japan’s rich fishery resources do not seem to require whaling to sustain itself, right?"

"Um, well, I think the fundamental purpose of whaling is not the value of their existence, but the devastating disaster that whales bring to the fishery. Their appetite is too big, resulting in fishermen unable to catch fish, so they

To hunt whales.”

Hearing the hesitation and wording of the Antigua representative, Morishita Sukeji felt something was wrong, and quickly asked his subordinates to stand up and add: "Yes, whales are roving predators whose activities are not limited to any country.

It is difficult to distinguish the impacts on the fisheries of neighboring countries that are connected to each other's sea areas."

"I think the representative from the cold country thinks so too. The staple food of whales, not only large groups of dolphins, but also baleen whales in particular, is young fish and shrimp fry. If whales with staggering appetites are allowed to roam offshore, it will be detrimental to the already scarce fishery resources.

The current situation will become even worse.”

"Is this really true?" Li Zhe replied tit for tat, "The current number of whales in the global ocean has threatened the balance of marine ecology?"

"Today, there are less than 200,000 whales in the world. Compared with the number of more than one million in its heyday, it is no longer the same. In my country's East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay and other offshore areas, there have not even been a few whales in recent years. , if according to your statement, it is difficult to distinguish each other, why does it not affect our country?"

"Killing those at the top of the food chain can protect and increase those at the bottom. It's just a brainless and crude logic without the concept of ecological balance."

"Natural ecology and balanced symbiosis of species are the only way to prosperity, and all other paths are astray. The food chain is a closed loop, not a line. The whale at the top of the ocean food chain is a key player in realizing the closed loop of the food chain."

Li Zhe was talking eloquently, but the Japanese representative was a little overwhelmed and said hurriedly: "We do not deny the ecological status of whales, but our purpose of whaling is to replace whales and become the top player in the marine food chain. Isn't this a closed loop?

"

Li Zhe sneered: "Humans can only demand and pollute the ocean, but whales metabolize the biological nutrients they ingest and return them to the ocean, promoting the exchange of ocean nutrients and energy between the deep sea and the surface sea, as well as between the horizontal distance.

Transportation cycle is the key to closing the marine food chain."

"I would like to ask the representative of Japan, how do you promote it? And, I am asking the representative of Antigua and Barbuda, why are you so anxious to explain? Antigua and Barbuda

Representative, I would like to ask if there are any whales passing by near Antigua?”

The representative from Antigua replied: “Yes.”

"Then I want to ask, do you know what type of whale it is? Humpback whale or blue whale? Baleen whale or toothed whale?"

The Antigua representative hesitated, but still said bravely: "I think the government commissioner should know."

Another Antiguan representative next to him quickly picked up: "There should be some humpback whales, yes, there are some humpback whales passing through Antigua. As for what kind of whales are there at this moment, we don't know the details, but we are sure.

Yes, I have been to the beach, and there are always whales there."

Low laughter came from everyone present again.

The Japanese representative still wanted to speak, but how could Li Zhe do as he wished? He looked back at everyone and shrugged: "Okay, I have no problem."

Li Zhe sat down, leaving a mess behind.

Even a blind onlooker could see that these people were selling themselves out for a few dollars.

The chain of interests is very clear. The land of these small countries is full of fishery buildings funded by Japan.

When a small country gains benefits, its neighbors all want it.

Every island country in the Eastern Caribbean, St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Grenada, and Namibia, received funding.

In Dominica, Japan invested 22 million to build the Rain Fisheries Building, which is now used by local businessmen as a warehouse to store imported chicken.

Richard visited these places, recorded them, and edited them into the documentary.

Why do the Japanese have to continue this declining whaling industry?
To be continued...