The dome is being installed at No. 5 unit of Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant in Fuqing, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 25, 2017. As the containment dome installation was completed in Fuqing on Thursday, China's first demonstration nuclear power project using Hualong One technology, a domestically developed third-generation reactor design, has taken shape. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed the importance of quality and safety in China's first demonstration nuclear power project using Hualong One technology, a domestically-developed third-generation reactor design.
A 340-tonne hemispherical dome was installed Thursday on the No.5 unit of China National Nuclear Corporation's Fuqing nuclear power plant, the first reactor featuring the Hualong One design, in coastal city of Fuqing, Fujian Province. xhne.ws/zUsMg
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BEIJING -- China's south-to-north water diversion project has benefited more than 53 million people in the cities of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei and Henan provinces, authorities said Friday.
Since the project's middle route came into operation in late 2014, nearly 7.8 billion cubic meters of water has been pumped through canals and pipes from Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province, according to the construction authority. xhne.ws/Ale07
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BEIJING -- China is considering the formation of a pilot trans-regional environmental protection agency that realizes the same planning, standards, assessment, monitoring and law enforcement in Beijing and neighboring Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province.
At a Tuesday meeting of the Central Leading Group for Deepening Overall Reform, the issue of air pollution in the Chinese capital and its surrounding regions was raised, and a trans-regional watchdog under the direct guidance of the Ministry of Environmental Protection was proposed. xhne.ws/T1VuY
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NEW YORK -- China's recent move to tighten the oversight of outbound investment helps promote healthier and more balanced investment in the United States, industry leaders have said.
A latest report on investment relations between the United States and China showed while China's U.S. investments in 2016 tripled the amount seen in 2015, it largely focused on industries like real estate and hospitality. xhne.ws/p3qzF
