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China’s very very secretive nuclear program

China’s recent claim of a nuclear-power breakthrough is no piece of (yellow) cake –  – WSJ, 5 Jan 2011, ……..The historic ties between China’s military nuclear program and its more recent commercial push may beg for transparency as the country seeks foreign help to move forward, from French power plant technology to American know-how in storage.

Transparency is also needed for another reason: China’s eight-year sentence last July for American geologist Xue Feng on charges that his possession of information about the country’s oil wells constituted theft of state secrets has caused widespread anxiety among foreigners working in China’s nuclear power sector. In interviews, these people reason that China’s nuclear program is so secretive already that any involvement could put them at risk given what happened to Mr. Xue……

January 6, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, secrets,lies and civil liberties