{"id":7140,"date":"2015-04-07T06:34:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T11:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=7140"},"modified":"2015-04-07T06:34:14","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T11:34:14","slug":"as-us-seeks-to-contain-iran-nuclear-plans-russia-china-expand-theirs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=7140","title":{"rendered":"As US Seeks To &#8220;Contain&#8221; Iran Nuclear Plans, Russia &#038; China Expand Theirs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2015-04-06\/us-seeks-contain-iran-nuclear-plans-russia-china-expand-theirs\" target=\"_blank\">As US Seeks To &#8220;Contain&#8221; Iran Nuclear Plans, Russia &amp; China Expand Theirs<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>As The United States continues to &#8216;deal&#8217; with Iran&#8217;s nuclear ambitions, Sputnik News reports that\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;the expansion of cooperation between the Russian Federation and China in the nuclear sphere is being actively discussed.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The source went on note that talks on the construction of the seventh and eighth units of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Station in China are in the final stage following the signing of a major memorandum of understanding between Russian and Chinese officials in March 2014, that laid the groundwork for future energy cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/asia\/20150406\/1020514112.html\"><em>As Sputnik News reports<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"quote_start\"><strong>Russia and China are discussing further broadening of bilateral cooperation in the sphere of nuclear development,<\/strong>\u00a0an anonymous source told journalists on Monday.<\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The expansion of cooperation between the Russian Federation and China in the nuclear sphere is being actively discussed,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0the source said, adding that talks on the construction of the seventh and eighth units of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Station in China are in the final stage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user3303\/imageroot\/2015\/04\/20150406_tainwan1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user3303\/imageroot\/2015\/04\/20150406_tainwan1_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, located on the Chinese coast and\u00a0<strong>considered to be the safest in the world by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)<\/strong>, was constructed using Russian nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly Atomstroyexport. 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