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China militarising – like everyone else

Why we’re all up in arms over China, Sydney Morning Herald, John Birmingham , February 8, 2011 Governments around the Pacific are preparing for war with China. Not next week. Or next year. Or even any time this decade. But the slow, horrible train wreck of billions of human beings doggedly digging themselves into entrenched and hostile positions is well underway. We’re deep into this hole now. Continue reading →

February 8, 2011 Posted by | China, weapons and war | Leave a comment

US nuclear company Exelon teams up with China National Nuclear Corp

Exelon Corporation now Work with China regarding Nuclear Services,  TechWeek, January 27th, 2011 Exelon Corporation and China National Nuclear Corp had signed the memorandum of understanding in the previous week. It was the first step that encouraged the top U.S. nuclear power operator to offer their services in China.The both company’s will sign a detailed agreement soon before June 30, 2011 to start their operations mutually…… | Exelon Corporation now Work with China regarding Nuclear Services | TechWeek

January 28, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, China, USA | Leave a comment

Electric car industry racing ahead in China

Consumers are also benefiting from — and thus helping to support and maintain — China’s commitment to the EV revolution. The government is giving 120,000 yuan (AU$18,276) to each EV consumer. Such strong support from both the public and private sectors should lead to increasingly affordable EVs….Such developments are the rumblings of a formidable domestic market, good news for China’s already-healthy economic appetite.

Don’t put the brake on electric vehicles in Oz, January 24, 2011  Crikey  Alice Body The wheels aren’t just turning on the electric vehicle (EV); the whole industry is accelerating thanks to a major new initiative by the Chinese government. Continue reading →

January 26, 2011 Posted by | China, ENERGY, technology | 1 Comment

The veil of secrecy over China’s nuclear developments

The veil of secrecy surrounding Chinese nuclear developments.

Chinese transparency needed on nuclear arms, The Hill, Nikita Perfilyev 20 Jan 2011, “……..China, however, has never disclosed the size of its arsenal. Continue reading →

January 21, 2011 Posted by | China, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

China is lax in overseeing spread of nuclear materials

Lax oversight is enabling front companies to buy sensitive materials that can advance Iran’s pursuit of nuclear capability,

China Not Doing Enough to Control Spread of Nuclear Material, Lugar Says, Bloomberg, By Julie Hirschfeld Davis – Jan 15, 2011 U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, the Foreign Relations Committee’s top Republican, said he’s concerned China isn’t doing enough to control the spread of nuclear material.

Reports that China has failed to prevent its companies from selling sensitive materials to Iran for its nuclear programs are “worrisome,” Lugar said in an interview for Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend…..

A leading expert on Iran’s nuclear program said yesterday China remains “a major gap” in enforcing global sanctions on Iran. Lax oversight is enabling front companies to buy sensitive materials that can advance Iran’s pursuit of nuclear capability, said David Albright, a nuclear physicist who inspected Iran’s nuclear facilities for the United Nations’ atomic energy agency in the 1990s……

China Not Doing Enough to Control Spread of Nuclear Material, Lugar Says – Bloomberg

January 16, 2011 Posted by | China, safety | Leave a comment

China tops in wind power capacity, but with inadequate grid

To translate the country’s wind power installations into massive utilization, Greenpeace said the government must introduce effective incentive policies and completely overhaul the national grid.

“This shortfall in generation tells us that China still has a long way to go to reach its full potential in wind and other renewable energy,” said Yang Ailun of Greenpeace East Asia in a news release.

China first in wind power capacity – UPI.com, BEIJING, Jan. 13 – China has surpassed the United States as the country with the largest wind power installation in the world, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reports. Continue reading →

January 14, 2011 Posted by | China, renewable | Leave a comment

China ahead of USA in race to provide millions of renewable energy jobs

“They’re doing this because they really want to be the world’s supplier of clean energy and they recognise this will support millions of jobs.”

China is green, US sees red, Khaleej Times, Michael Richardson10 January 2011 China is rapidly becoming a global colossus in renewable energy as it seeks to reduce reliance on polluting fossil fuels and establish itself as the top clean-power manufacturer and exporter. Continue reading →

January 10, 2011 Posted by | China, employment, renewable | 1 Comment

China adamant that it will never use pre-emptive nuclear strike

the Chinese government has pledged never to be the first country to use nuclear weapons – at any time or under any circumstances.

China: No Changes to ‘No First Nuclear Strike Policy’, VOA,  Stephanie Ho 6 Jan 2011, Beijing China denies a Japanese media report that the People’s Liberation Army will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if threatened by another nuclear state. Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | China, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Is China considering policy of pre-emptive nuclear strike?

China rethinks no-first-use policy – Hindustan Times, 6 Jan 2011, In what could be a departure from China’s declared stand of a ‘no-first-use’ policy, the Chinese military will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if the country finds itself faced with a critical situation in a war with another nuclear state, the Japanese media reported. Continue reading →

January 7, 2011 Posted by | China, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Solar – nuclear marriage in China

First Solar Teams With Guangdong Nuclear in China  Bloomberg News – Jan 6, First Solar Inc., the world’s biggest maker of thin-film solar modules, will team up with a state- owned Chinese energy company to build a 30-megawatt solar plant in China’s Inner Mongolian desert.Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar will have a minority stake in the solar plant in the city of Ordos. China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development Co. will be the majority owner and operator of the project, according to a statement distributed before a briefing. First Solar will supply solar modules and provide engineering services, President Bruce Sohn told reporters in Beijing today…… Continue reading →

January 6, 2011 Posted by | China, renewable, USA | Leave a comment

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 | China, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Uranium market in doubt with China’s new nuclear fuel technology

BMO Capital Markets analyst Edward Sterck suggested the technology could reduce future uranium demand and potentially weigh on prices

Uranium Spot Market Quiet as China Hints at Revolutionary Advancements | Uranium Investing News, 4 Jan 2011, The first decade of the millennium ended with uranium spot market prices remaining unchanged for a third week after trading in the spot market slowed….. Continue reading →

January 6, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, China, Uranium | Leave a comment

China opting for expensive nuclear reprocessing technology

The commercial reprocessing of plutonium was halted in the United States decades ago by President Jimmy Carter because of concerns about nuclear proliferation. President George W. Bush proposed a resumption, but the National Research Council found it to be not economically justifiable. President Obama scrapped the Bush proposal.

China Ready to Reprocess Nuclear Fuel, NYTimes.com, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: January 3, 2011 * BEIJING  — Chinese scientists have mastered the technology for reprocessing fuel from nuclear power plants,……..Reprocessing nuclear fuel costs significantly more than using the fuel once and storing it as waste. It also raises potential questions, because extracted plutonium can be used to make nuclear weapons, Continue reading →

January 4, 2011 Posted by | China, technology | Leave a comment

Together, China and USA could make renewable energy soar

China’s rise offers a new and crucial opportunity. Paired, the countries can float a tremendous clean energy market that could buoy the industry worldwide – or sink it if they fail…….

China & The US: Opportunity or Threat in the Green Revolution?, Renewable Energy World Magazine Article, By Elisa Wood,   December 29, 2010 The number of green relationships being established between the US and China is on the increase but does that mean these two giants can see past their differences? Continue reading →

December 31, 2010 Posted by | China, renewable, USA | Leave a comment

China supports North Korea on nuclear power

China Says N.Korea Has Right to Nuclear Power, The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea, 22 Dec 10, Beijing says North Korea has the right to use nuclear power but should be subject to inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The North recently agreed to the return of IAEA inspectors to nuclear facilities.”China’s position is that the North also has the right to use nuclear power in accordance with the principles of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the Sept. 19, 2005 joint statement and that it is also subject to the IAEA’s inspection,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Tuesday……..The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea – China Says N.Korea Has Right to Nuclear Power

December 22, 2010 Posted by | China, North Korea, politics international | Leave a comment

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