Antinuclear

China’s scandalous record on nuclear power and civil liberties

 It is scandalous that Ziggy Switkowski is  touting China as a great leader in nuclear power.  All this while knowing how very dangerous is the nuclear industry, and how China is both excessively secretive and  tramples on dissent and curtail civil liberties.

Nuclear issues are one area of significant environmental concern in China and occupied territories such as Tibet and East Turkestan.  Considerable ecological damage caused by nuclear production, and uranium mining and the disposal of radioactive waste within China and the occupied territories of Tibet and East Turkestan……… – Christina Macpherson

“…..it has been reported that secret nuclear testing has also been going on with grave effects on the health of the people in the surrounding areas. An investigative report by London’s newspaper, The Independent, revealed that the areas surrounding the Lop Nor nuclear test site—on the eastern edge of the Taklamakan Desert—have a cancer rate that is 35 percent higher than the rest of China and higher than average rates of Leukemia, tumors, and birth defects such as cleft palates. …….A UK television documentary ‘Death on The Silk Road’ (Channel Four 1998) secretly filmed inside East Turkestan documented a range of illnesses linked to radiation exposure…………Greenpeace Ignores Tibet’s Nuclear Poisoning « Tibettruth

“………………Sun Xiaodi, in Gansu province, complained for years about pollution from a uranium mine and recently accused local officials of fraud. In July he was sentenced to two years in a labor-reform facility for “illegally providing state secrets overseas” and “rumor-mongering.” His daughter Sun Haiyan was sentenced to 18 months on the same charges………” Zhang Zuhua and Jiang Qisheng — To help fix the climate, fix human rights in China – washingtonpost.com

May 18, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics international, secrets and lies | secrets and lies