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The US led on nuclear fusion for decades. Now China is in position to win the race

The US led on nuclear fusion for decades. Now China is in position to win the race | CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/climate/nuclear-fusion-clean-energy-china-us/index.html

US companies and industry experts are worried they’re losing their decades-long lead in the race to master this near-limitless form of clean energy, as new fusion companies sprout across China, and Beijing outspends DC.

The US led on nuclear fusion for decades. Now China is in position to win the race | CNN

5 comments

Anticorp

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I guess it's easier when you let another country do all the work, and spend all the money, and then you just steal their information from them.

xep

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This is optimistic and I hope they succeed, because every time I read an article about nuclear fusion it's always 5 to 10 years away, and I feel like I've been reading articles about nuclear fusion for the better part of 2 decades.

mojofrododojo

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and once it's been proven, it'll proliferate.

LodeMike

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So it's a China decade away instead of a US decade?

superkret

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China ^   
USA   v   
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