China-Russia nuclear energy cooperation has strategic significance


Xi and Putin on Wednesday witnessing the groundbreaking ceremony of the bilateral nuclear energy cooperation projects via video link on May 19, 2021. - Xinhua

BEIJING (Global Times): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin witnessed via video link the groundbreaking ceremony of four advanced nuclear reactors powered by Russia's third-generation nuclear technology in China on Wednesday (May 19).

Observers said Wednesday that the start of construction on the four new nuclear reactors, the biggest China-Russia nuclear energy cooperation project to date, marks a milestone in China-Russia nuclear energy cooperation and is further proof that the two countries are moving closer in the face of escalating US sanctions and restrictions.

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