China on track to become top nuclear power generator by 2030

Beijing approves 10 new reactors as construction stalls in US

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China's new nuclear reactors will all be built in coastal regions. © Kyodo

SHUNSUKE TABETA

BEIJING -- China has approved plans for building 10 nuclear reactors for 200 billion yuan ($27.7 billion), putting the country on track to push its nuclear power generation capacity past the U.S. to become the world's largest by 2030.

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