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Chain of Achievements in China’s Fusion “Artificial Sun” Program 1. Chinese scientists developed the **Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST)** to study controlled nuclear fusion. 2. EAST successfully created and confined plasma at **temperatures around 100 million °C**, hotter than the Sun’s core. 3. Researchers sustained this ultra-hot plasma for **1,066 seconds (about 18 minutes)** in January 2025. 4. This run **nearly tripled the previous world record** for maintaining high-temperature plasma in a fusion device. 5. The experiment demonstrated major progress in **stable magnetic confinement**, one of the biggest challenges in fusion research. 6. The results provided critical data for the next-generation Chinese fusion facilities, including **BEST (Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak)**. 7. China advanced plans for the **China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR)**, designed to bridge the gap between experimental fusion and commercial power plants. 8. The program aims to move from experimental reactors to **demonstration fusion power stations** capable of producing electricity. 9. Fusion research in China focuses on using **deuterium and tritium derived from seawater**, providing an extremely abundant fuel supply. 10. The long-term goal is to build **commercial fusion power systems with near-zero carbon emissions**. 11. Achieving sustained fusion reactions would enable **large-scale clean energy production without the meltdown risks associated with traditional fission reactors**. 12. China’s fusion roadmap positions the country to become one of the leading developers of practical fusion energy technology. #ArtificialSun #ChinaFusion #FusionEnergy #EASTReactor #NuclearFusion #CleanEnergy #FutureOfEnergy #ChinaTechnology #FusionReactor #Tokamak #CFETR #PlasmaPhysics #ChinaScience #FusionPower #RenewableEnergy #EnergyRevolution #ChinaInnovation #NuclearEnergy #FusionBreakthrough #ChinaShocksTheWorld #Shorts #Trending #MindBlowing #DidYouKnow #Facts #Science #Technology #FutureTech #Viral #shocking