First of all: I'm against nuclear power per sé, because I doubt that this technology and its waste products can be kept under control. Radioactivity remains active for thousands of years and I don't think that we will find safe storage places for the waste products.
*But*: What if the German government has an eye on one of the the most important issues in the years to come: Peak oil? We are running out of carbon hydrogen resources and in the past two years at least two wars have been waged (at least partly) for this reason: In Afghanistan to build a pipeline and Iraq: Well, we all know what was *this* about...
So, what if the German government thinks (apart from the expected economical profits) that's it's a wise move to give the Chinese regime technology to secure it's energy supplies in order to avoid the need to act aggressively in the future in the quest for oil?
It's just a thought, but I find more and more indications that this could be one of the motives behind this move.
The following quote by Mike Ruppert describes quite good the situation at hand:
"The simple fact (...) is that to secure imports equivalent to the amounts consumed by China and India means taking that oil away from China and India, or some other mix of countries. The question is, from whom?
Other global battles for the oil that remains have already begun, albeit quietly for the time being. This year China will pass Japan as the world's second largest oil importer. A January 3 article by James Brooke in the New York Times titled Japan and China Battle for Russia's Oil and Gas, described the fierce high-stakes contest underway. Russia is going to build only one pipeline east from its Siberian fields. It is either going to terminate in the middle of China, or on Russia 's Pacific coast where it can supply Japan, Korea and the Philippines. Brooke wrote, “With the choice Russia faces, the political and economic dynamics of Northeast Asia stand to be profoundly shaped for years to come.”"
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http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/013004_in_your_face.html )
On edit: forgot the link and part of the last quote was missing