4 h. ago Why China may need to take the nuclear option for its next aircraft carrier

China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has significant design flaws that future carriers can overcome only by adopting nuclear power, according to a military magazine. The Fujian is the country’s first domestically designed aircraft carrier and was commissioned in November. With a displacement of over 80,000 tonnes, it is the world’s largest conventional warship and the first non-American ship to be equipped with advanced electromagnetic catapults. However, the most advanced US ships – the...

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4 h. ago Why China may need to take the nuclear option for its next carrier

Why China may need to take the nuclear option for its next carrier  South China Morning Post

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50 h. ago China Pours First Concrete For ‘Hybrid’ Nuclear Power Station Project

China Pours First Concrete For ‘Hybrid’ Nuclear Power Station Project  NucNet

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64 h. ago Nuclear power projected to reach 22% in China by 2060, catalyzed by coal

Nuclear power projected to reach 22% in China by 2060, catalyzed by coal-to-nuclear conversion  EurekAlert!

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5 d. ago First Segment Of Inner Steel Containment Installed At China’s Sanao

First Segment Of Inner Steel Containment Installed At China’s Sanao-3 Nuclear Plant  NucNet

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6 d. ago China Begins Loading Fuel At Two New Hualong One Nuclear Plants

China Begins Loading Fuel At Two New Hualong One Nuclear Plants  NucNet

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6 d. ago China advances the Jinqimen nuclear project with plans for six reactor units in Zhejiang

China advances the Jinqimen nuclear project with plans for six reactor units in Zhejiang  Energies Media

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8 d. ago London and Paris Could Hold the Keys to U.S.–China Nuclear Dialogue

London and Paris Could Hold the Keys to U.S.–China Nuclear Dialogue  Modern Diplomacy

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9 d. ago China cites Biden’s message to Xi that Japan could build nuclear weapons ‘overnight’

China released an official report on Thursday stating that Japan “may already have produced weapons-grade plutonium in secret” and “has the technological and economic capabilities to achieve nuclear armament in a short period of time”. The report assessing Japan’s nuclear threat cited former US president Joe Biden’s direct message to Chinese President Xi Jinping that Japan had the capacity to have nuclear weapons “virtually overnight”. Biden first disclosed the information in an interview with...

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9 d. ago China Widens Attack on Japan ‘Nuclear Ambitions’ as Ties Worsen

China Widens Attack on Japan ‘Nuclear Ambitions’ as Ties Worsen  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago US Has Lost A Generation Of Nuclear Expertise As China and Russia Have Surged Ahead, Hearing Told

US Has Lost A Generation Of Nuclear Expertise As China and Russia Have Surged Ahead, Hearing Told  NucNet

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1 week ago North Korea’s Kim expected to cling to nuclear security blanket after Venezuela operation

The United States’ decapitation operation against Venezuela will reinforce North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, an aspiration that will continue to draw China’s “tacit tolerance”, according to analysts. After the US military abducted Nicolas Maduro during an attack on Venezuela on Saturday, Pyongyang criticised Washington’s actions as “wildly” violating the sovereignty of Caracas. It was one of a slew of countries that issued swift criticism of the US move. In a statement on Sunday, the North Korean...

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1 week ago China’s role in Korean peninsula stability tested amid nuclear submarine moves

China’s role in Korean peninsula stability tested amid nuclear submarine moves  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Japan nuclear agency worker loses phone with confidential data in China

Japan nuclear agency worker loses phone with confidential data in China  BBC

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1 week ago South Korea's Lee Says Asked China's Xi To Help Curb North's Nuclear Programme

South Korea's Lee Says Asked China's Xi To Help Curb North's Nuclear Programme  Barron's

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1 week ago China’s Zhangzhou nuclear project brings its second reactor unit into commercial service

China’s Zhangzhou nuclear project brings its second reactor unit into commercial service  Energies Media

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2 w. ago China upgrading nuclear warhead production, developing rapid counterstrike system

China upgrading nuclear warhead production, developing rapid counterstrike system - report  The Jerusalem Post

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2 w. ago China says maintains neutrality in international issues, namely Iran nuclear program

China says maintains neutrality in international issues, namely Iran nuclear program  Tehran Times

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2 w. ago S.Korean President Lee to visit China for summit with Xi; Culture, nuclear subs likely on agenda

S.Korean President Lee to visit China for summit with Xi; Culture, nuclear subs likely on agenda  KED Global

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2 w. ago The Pentagon's New China Report: 'Conventional' ICBMs, More Nuclear Weapons and New Aircraft Carriers on the Horizon

The Pentagon's New China Report: 'Conventional' ICBMs, More Nuclear Weapons and New Aircraft Carriers on the Horizon  19FortyFive

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