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| China interested in Australia's Uranium |
| 2005-07-15 |
| China's ambassador to Australia says China wants to buy the Northern Territory's uranium, but only if the Territory is willing to sell it. Madame Fu Ying was in Darwin for a major minerals conference. China is experiencing a huge increase in demand for energy and Madame Fu says nuclear power is one way to help meet that demand. But she is aware of the contention surrounding uranium mining. "We respect the problems if the countries have and we hope that it's going to be a comfortable relationship," she said. "So if, if the Northern Territory has the resources and is willing to export, China will be certainly interested." |
| Posted by:Spavirt Pheng6042 |
| #6 And, meeting in Darwin, to boot! What a hoot, you couldn't make this stuff up if you tried! |
| Posted by: BA 2005-07-15 10:36 |
| #5 Madame Fu Ying? Former consort to Ming the Merciless? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-15 10:16 |
| #4 Oh, I can just imagine the Australian response to that. "Fuck off, you wanker!" |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-15 09:41 |
| #3 There is plenty of Uranium around and it can be obtained from places where its a far less emotional (read Greenie irrational) issue than Australia. This has nothing to do with Uranium and everything to do with coal, iron ore and potentially natural gas. Already Australia can bring China's economy to a grinding halt by shutting off shipments and this will only get worse (for China). Welcome to globalization. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-07-15 05:14 |
| #2 Maybe threatening to nuke the US isn't exactly the best way to enter negotiations? "China wants to buy the Northern Territory's uranium, but only if the Territory is willing to sell it." Hidden message? |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-07-15 04:45 |
| #1 I'll just bet they are. If there's no immediate positive reply, then the veiled threats begin... Since the ChiComs are about as subtle as a freight train, well, "veiled" will be seen differently than intended. This may be timed to coincide with the "veiled" threats they're currently giving to Howard about the Spy Guy they gave shelter to. "Of course, you running dog capitalists, there is something you can offer us to make amends for |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-15 03:04 |