Asian neighbors wary of China’s plans to deploy floating nuclear plants

FILE - An aerial photo taken though the window of a Philippine military plane shows the land reclamation by China in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, west of Palawan, Philippines, May 11, 2015. FILE - Staff members from the China National Nuclear Corporation look at models of oil tanker-shaped floating nuclear reactors and oil rigs showcased at the display booth of China's state-owned CNNC, in Beijing, April 27, 2017.

China’s planned deployment of floating nuclear reactors to the disputed South China Sea may risk ramping up tensions with other claimants and undermining regional security, and claimants should work through a multilateral framework to counter China, say experts.