A view shows the facilities of the Tokyo Electric Power Company's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, as seen from Ukedo fishing port in Namie, Fukushima prefecture. Photo: VCG

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged the Japanese side to properly handle the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima power plant in a responsible and constructive manner.

In a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting, Xi said the issue concerns the health of all humankind, the global marine environment and the international public interest.

He also called on Japan to take seriously the legitimate concerns at home and abroad on the issue.