Nuclear Fusion Race Intensifies With Chinese Breakthrough

China just achieved another milestone breakthrough for nuclear fusion technology, bringing the country closer to achieving its goal of commercial nuclear fusion by 2050. This week scientists announced that the nation’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), achieved a sustained temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius, shattering previous records and bringing nuclear fusion closer to reality. This breakthrough is just the latest in a long line of milestones for China, where the government has been investing heavily in nuclear…