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China’s dominance in critical technologies: A wake-up call for democratic nations

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A recent report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) reveals that China has established a significant lead in critical and emerging technologies, surpassing the United States and other Western democracies in 37 out of 44 tracked fields. This development has profound implications for global power dynamics and technological innovation. China’s technological supremacy ASPI’s Critical…

China’s artificial sun sets record: Major breakthrough in nuclear fusion for clean energy

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On January 20, 2025, China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), commonly known as the “artificial sun,” achieved a groundbreaking breakthrough in nuclear fusion research. The reactor maintained a steady-state high-confinement plasma operation for an unprecedented 1,066 seconds—nearly 18 minutes—shattering its previous record of 403 seconds set in 2023. This historic milestone is the result of…