China will continue to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula in its own way, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday.
Lin made the remarks in response to the 11th China-ROK vice foreign ministerial strategic dialogue held in Beijing on Dec 18.
"China’s position and policy on the Korean Peninsula issue maintain continuity and consistency. China will continue playing a constructive role in its own way to keep the Peninsula peaceful and stable and promote the political settlement of the Peninsula issue," Lin said.
China to maintain peace, stability on Korean Peninsula in its own way: FM spokesman
China to maintain peace, stability on Korean Peninsula in its own way: FM spokesman
The construction of the main structure of the first phrase of the Bailong nuclear power plant has started in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with the pouring of the first concrete for the nuclear island of Unit 1, the State Power Investment Corp (SPIC) said on Monday.
The nuclear power plant, located at the Jiangshan Peninsula in Fangchenggang of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is designed to house six one-million-kilowatt units with a total installed capacity of 8.62 million kilowatts. It represents an investment of 120 billion yuan (about 17 billion U.S. dollars).
The first phase of the nuclear power plant will employ domestically designed third-generation technology, with each unit having a capacity of 1.25 million kilowatts.
"Once the two units in the first phrase are put into operation, the plant will generate 20 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. This will cut standard coal consumption by around six million tons and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 16 million tons, with the carbon dioxide reduction equivalent to the planting of 44,000 hectares of broad-leaf forest," said Cai Hongtai, chief commander of the SPIC Bailong nuclear power plant project.
Construction of Bailong nuclear power plant's main structure begins
