China to send fleet of nuclear power ships worth £300 MILLION each to South China Sea amid mounting
Source: Daily Mail
A Chinese company is to build a fleet of floating nuclear plants costing £318 million each in the politically-contested South China Sea, amid concerns over risks to both the surrounding environment and national security.
The vessels, the first of which is currently being assembled in Huludao, Liaoning, north-east China, could provide energy to the man-made islands in the area, according to People's Daily Online.
The decision has prompted worries that, with a fleet of nuclear power plants, China could more easily command authority over the sizable region that is also claimed by south-east Asian nations including Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.
The announcement was made last week during an expert review by industry specialists from Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC).
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jtuck004
(15,882 posts)told them it was okey dokey?
I think china doesn't give a flying rat's ass about what any of it's naysayers think, and I fail to see why they should, other than where it serves their own best interests.
That's the American way.
Nitram
(22,892 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)Nitram
(22,892 posts)I'm not saying the US approach is better, I'm saying it is quite different from that of China.
You just advocated another country adopting a policy you apparently despise. Do you just want to promote evil in general?
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)MisterFred
(525 posts)then, frankly, you deserve the same insults you're throwing at me.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,368 posts)Jeez, give them a break. When did they take land giving 'god' as an excuse? Do you have something against them?
EX500rider
(10,872 posts)....when was that?
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)gambit that Nixon played out working for the world..................and every president and Congress since then, in fact around the world....................a pseudo terrorist government building islands
And just think-------------------------all of the oligarchies that rushed in to help this country are basically helping with this stuff--------------------damn near all of them--------------------lets give technology and R&D and moola to a communist government thinking that they won't do this kind of "stuff"-------------------I mean really----------------------whats going on in Hong Kong, is a prime example-------------------------and heaven forbid if there is a nuclear situation-------------------- like I don't know a melt down--------------------with a lot of cold water around this new island --------------what could possibly go wrong...........................and instill it with more hegemony thinking, from a communist government ---------------------------oh, yippie
he·gem·o·ny
[həˈjemənē, ˈhejəˌmōnē]
NOUN
1. leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others:
jpak
(41,760 posts)and now they have become the hegemonists.
yup
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)turning a blind eye-----------------amazing.
I hope the citizens of Hong kong read this thread-----------you, that are fighting for "democracy" are not forgotten
Nitram
(22,892 posts)the South China Sea, and that China is just protecting her territory by destroying coral reefs 700 miles from
China and 200 miles from Indonesia.
bananas
(27,509 posts)Announced on the 30th anniversary of Chernobyl and the 5th anniversary of Fukushima.
jpak
(41,760 posts)whatever is left of the reefs the PLA destroyed will negatively impacted...
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)£300 million isn't that impressive for a naval vessel (for comparison purposes the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers cost about £1bn each, and the Zumwalt class USN destroyers are about $3bn each).