China is charging ahead with nuclear power, greenlighting the construction of 11 new reactors across five provinces—Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Guangxi. With a total investment of 220 billion yuan ($45 billion AUD) and an ambitious five-year construction timeline, China is making bold strides in securing its energy future. But as Beijing builds a nuclear-powered tomorrow, Australia is stuck in a gridlock of debates and political roadblocks, unable to even contemplate the nuclear option. China’s commitment to nuclear energy is unmistakable. The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is building the world’s first high-temperature gas-cooled reactor alongside a pressurized water reactor (PWR)...