Antinuclear

Nuclear power and events outside Australia

USA  A sigh of relief, from moderate thinkers, that USA elected Obama and not Romney.  Not much relief, as both are beholden to the nuclear industry for much funding. However, to single out just one area – foreign policy –   Romney would be surrounded by hawkish advisors, and far more likely to plunge USA (and the world?) into nuclear war.

CHINA The outside world has little insight into China’s politics.  they are conducted in an ambience of secrecy and corruption. Yet China’s leadership changes, happening over the next 6 days, are of global importance.

And – of importance to the nuclear industry – China being always held up as the poster boy for that industry.

More than 2000 Communist Party delegates gather on Thursday to start the 18th Party Congress.  Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang are almost certain to be promoted to the key positions of party boss and premier-in-waiting, a further five seats on the Politburo Standing Committee – the inner sanctum of power – are yet to be settled. A process of limited internal elections is under discussion, because there is no other mechanism to resolve internal differences.   About 2300 party members will attend the week-long congress, which will ”elect” a central committee of about 200 members and 170 alternate members.

The Central Committee, in turn, is expected to convene a plenum meeting on November 15.

That meeting should then anoint the new 25-member Politburo and seven or nine-member Politburo Standing Committee.http://www.smh.com.au/world/china-politics/brawling-goes-on-as-party-delegates-meet-20121107-28yks.html#ixzz2BfB0dfD2

November 7, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized