Saudi Arabia: Nuclear Deal with China

King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on 7 August, promising to enhance co-operation in peaceful nuclear energy. K.A.CARE officials including president Hashim Abdullah Yamani and vice-president Waleed Hussein Abu Al-Faraj visited China on 5-8 August and held various high-level meetings. The MoU was signed on the Chinese side by CNNC chief financial officer Hwan Min Gang at a ceremony in Shanghai. K.A.CARE was established in April 2010 with the aim of developing substantial alternative energy resources.