“Right now, the China-UK relationship is at a crucial historical juncture,” warned Beijing’s ambassador to London, underlining how much the golden friendship hinged on Hinkley. But May’s decision to give Hinkley the green light is far from a resounding endorsement of the UK-China relationship that was negotiated under her predecessor. The state-owned China General Nuclear Power said it was “delighted that the British government has decided to proceed. We are now able to move forward and deliver much-needed nuclear capacity at Hinkley Point, Sizewell and Bradwell”. Yet the 724-word UK government statement announcing Hinkley’s approval made no mention of Bradwell, or even of China.

Source: The Guardian September 15, 2016 12:46 UTC