China's total nuclear power generation capacity tops world rankings

China's total nuclear power generation capacity, with 102 units in operation, under construction, and officially approved, and an installed capacity of 113 million kilowatts, has topped global rankings for the first time, according to the China Nuclear Energy Development Report 2025 released by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) on Sunday.

China currently has 28 nuclear power units under construction, with an installed capacity of 33.65 million kilowatts, a capacity that has held the top spot globally for 18 consecutive years. A total of 58 commercial units are in operation across China, with 60.96 million kilowatts installed capacity, CNEA's report says.

In 2024, China's nuclear power plants generated 444.7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, accounting for 4.72 percent of the nation's total output and ranking second globally for nuclear power generation. They helped reduce coal consumption by 127 million tons and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 334 million tons, according to the report.

Notably, China has now fully domesticated production of key nuclear power equipment and gained full control over the technology for critical components of nuclear power plants, the report notes.

"(In 2024) the first reactor of the CAP1400 demonstration project, one of China's major special projects, was completed and put into operation. The high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) demonstration project is operating steadily after entering commercial use. The research and development of key technologies for nuclear energy systems based on a closed nuclear fuel cycle with fast reactors is also progressing in an orderly way. In addition, the ACP100 project is also expected to be completed and put into operation in 2026," said Cao Shudong, executive vice chairman of CNEA.

China's total nuclear power generation capacity tops world rankings

China's total nuclear power generation capacity tops world rankings

China's total nuclear power generation capacity tops world rankings

Protests against federal immigration enforcement are spreading across the United States, with the latest demonstration unfolding directly in front of the White House.

Early Saturday, more than a hundred demonstrators gathered there, demanding changes to the Trump administration's immigration policies and accountability for recent shootings involving federal agents.

Immigrant rights and civil rights groups said this weekend's rallies mark a coordinated national response. Demonstrations are planned or already underway in major cities including Philadelphia, as well as across states such as North Carolina, Florida, Texas, and Washington, D.C., where organizers are calling for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be removed from local communities.

The nationwide protests follow a deadly week in which three people were shot by federal agents in two days.

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a 37-year-old woman, Renee Good, was killed during an enforcement operation by the ICE. A day later in Portland, Oregon, a man and a woman were wounded during a separate federal operation.

In the aftermath, Minnesota state officials accused the Trump administration of blocking their investigation by denying access to key evidence and prematurely drawing conclusions before a full review could be completed.

On Friday, Donald Trump defended the Department of Homeland Security's actions, sharply criticizing Minnesota leaders and calling them corrupt.

Local leaders have pushed back. During a Saturday news conference, the mayor of Minneapolis described ICE agents' actions as reckless.

Officials in both Minneapolis and Portland continue urging demonstrators to remain peaceful as protests intensify nationwide.

According to a 50501 Movement statement issued Friday, at least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025.

Nationwide protests erupt in US after ICE shootings