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      China, GCC countries to deepen peaceful nuclear tech cooperation

      2025-04-21 22:19 Last Updated At:04-22 01:27

      China and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries pledged on Monday to strengthen collaboration on the peaceful use of nuclear technology during a forum held in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province.

      Hosted by the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA), the First China-GCC Forum on Peaceful Use of Nuclear Technology brought together officials and nuclear experts from China, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other GCC countries.

      The participants discussed opportunities, challenges and collaborative solutions for the development of nuclear energy technology, sharing insights on current trends and future prospects.

      "Nuclear technology has a really wide range of applications, from industries and agriculture to healthcare, environmental protection. The development of nuclear tech could play a huge role in empowering and driving the growth of various sectors. China's nuclear energy and technology sector is growing fast. Back in 2015, the industry was worth around 300 billion yuan (about 41 billion U.S. dollars), but by 2022, it had jumped to about 700 billion (about 96 billion U.S. dollars)," said Huang Ping, secretary general of the CAEA.

      China has strengthened its ties with GCC countries in the field of nuclear technology, with its radiation detection equipment being widely exported to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. This technology has played a key role in major events such as the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and the Dubai Expo

      Chinese firms and universities have also partnered with Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain in the fields of nuclear medicine and basic research.

      "China is among the leading nations in the nuclear industry and they have the second largest nuclear company that has most of the value or all of the value chain of nuclear industry. And I think we do have a lot of cooperation but the nuclear industry in general, it's still new in the region. But it's growing fast," said Khalid Aleissa, CEO of Saudi Arabia's Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission (NRRC).

      Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, secretary general of the GCC, said the organization's member states are looking forward to further nuclear technology cooperation with China.

      "There are actually many cooperation in nuclear technology between GCC and China. We saw today and heard the possibility that many ways of possibility of cooperation, whether in nuclear energy, nuclear industry, nuclear water desalination, and even nuclear medicine. So we are positive, we are hopeful and we are looking forward for this genuine cooperation with China in the field of nuclear," the secretary general said.

      China, GCC countries to deepen peaceful nuclear tech cooperation

      China, GCC countries to deepen peaceful nuclear tech cooperation

      Railway services across China have taken targeted measures to respond to the May Day holiday travel rush, which started on Tuesday and is expected to see 144 million railway passenger trips within eight days.

      According to China Railway Taiyuan Group (CR Taiyuan), its railways will handle an estimated 2.97 million passenger trips during the holiday period, up 3.9 percent year on year.

      CR Taiyuan has increased train operations to meet the surging travel demand, especially on the routes to Beijing and Xi'an in northwest China.

      China Railway Guangzhou Group (CR Guangzhou) has adopted targeted measures based on the daily travel rush chart, enhancing transport capacity by running extra trains or adding extra carriages.

      "To meet the demands of travelers, Guangzhou South Railway Station has implemented the 'one day, one chart' policy. From April 29 to May 6, we plan to add 1,368 high-speed trains," said Wang Juan, a technician at the railway station.

      In northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan Railway Station is expected to send 430,000 passengers, a daily average of 53,700, during the May Day holiday, with local railway authorities making plans for the precise allocation of transport capacity for busy areas and periods.

      The railway station has also provided passengers with smart services covering off-board transportation, catering, and hotel accommodation.

      In Jining City of east China's Shandong Province, technicians have carried out a safety upgrade of power transmission lines crossing high-speed railways, electrified railways, and expressways to prevent wire detachments that may cause accidents.

      Chinese railway services take targeted measures to handle May Day holiday travel surge

      Chinese railway services take targeted measures to handle May Day holiday travel surge

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