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Scientists Announce Major Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough At China’s ‘Artificial Sun’

By David Dalton
12 January 2026

East reactor is part of Beijing’s contribution to €20bn Iter project in France

Scientists Announce Major Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough At China’s ‘Artificial Sun’
China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (East) nuclear fusion reactor. Courtesy Iter.
China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (East) nuclear fusion reactor has breached a major fusion limit by firing plasma beyond its usual operational range, advancing humanity's slow progress towards near-limitless clean energy.

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