China has pulled very far ahead in the quest for capturing and storing fusion energy from the sun, which is what really matters now. Fusion reactors will be cool if they can ever be made to work, but they won't be able to compete with renewables, and will thus only be useful in niche environments.
China has pulled very far ahead in the quest for capturing and storing fusion energy from the sun, which is what really matters now. Fusion reactors will be cool if they can ever be made to work, but they won't be able to compete with renewables, and will thus only be useful in niche environments.
Given the massive expense on fusion, with nothing close to the desired outcome, I think we should happily let them spend on it instead.
The answer to "Is China Pulling Ahead in X?" is going to be "yes" for the foreseeable future.
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