Li welcomes US nuclear teamwork

Premier Li Keqiang said China supports joint research with the United States on nuclear power projects to integrate China's industrial capacity with overseas advanced energy technologies.

Li made the remarks while meeting with Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who is chairman of Terra Power, a nuclear energy technology company based in Bellevue, Washington.

Li said the Chinese government encourages combining domestic industrial capacity and advanced technologies and design from the US. Safety, low cost and sustainability are the keys to such an effort, he added.