中国或在南海造20座移动式核电站

China ‘may build 20 floating nuclear power plants’ in South China Sea

中国也许会在南海造20个移动式核电站

Beijing: China may build mobile nuclear power plants in the South China Sea, state media reported on Friday, days after an international tribunal dismissed Beijing’s vast claims in the strategically vital waters.

据报道，中国也许会在南海造移动式核电站。而数天前，一家国际仲裁法庭驳斥北京对该战略重要海域的主张。

“Marine nuclear power platform construction will be used to support China’s effective control in the South China Sea,” the website of the state-run Global Times cited the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) as saying on a social media account.

环球时报引述中国国家核能集团的话，称“海上核动力平台，能用于支援中国在南海的有效控制。”

The Global Times cited the report as saying that “marine nuclear power platforms will be used” in the islands and reefs of the Spratly chain in the contested sea “to ensure freshwater”.

海洋核动力平台将为中国南沙岛礁提供淡水保障

The original report was deleted from CNNC’s account on social media platform WeChat on Friday, and a staffer at the firm told AFP that it “needed to confirm” its accuracy.

原来的报道被从核能集团公司的微信账号中删除。公司的一位员工对法新社记者说，需要证实报道的准确性。

“In the past, the freshwater provision to troops stationed in the South China Sea could not be guaranteed, and could only be provided by boats delivering barrels of water,” the Global Times cited the report as saying.

过去，南沙岛礁驻岛官兵淡水供应得不到保障，只能通过小船往岛屿上送桶装水。

“In the future, as the South China Sea electricity and power system is strengthened, China will speed up the commercial development of the South China Sea region,” it added.

未来，得益于南海电力和能源系统建设力度加强，中国将加快南海地区的商业开发。