From academic jokes like "it will always be 50 years" to an industry boom flooded with capital, controlled nuclear fusion is undergoing a transformation.
China's first FRC (Field-Reversed Configuration) fusion device: HHMAX-901 unit
Guancha and its Observer Network often interview key people involved in China’s high-tech development a few of which have appeared at the Gym. Occasionally, only a link is provided that a few readers choose to explore; but in this case as in those preceding it, the full article is warranted because of its importance. Previously, China’s tokamak fusion work was reported on several times, while those articles alluded to other companies and processes but never expanded upon. The interview begins with a short bio on Xiang Jiang then gets into the Q&A portion.....
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I’ve linked to the CNBC report and video mentioned above for an idea of how US propaganda system portrays the issue which includes the all too familiar charge of technology theft from Helion. What is noted is China’s lead in patents and public investment that was described above. The coordination provided by Chinese planning is demonstratively superior to Western Neoliberalism. The role of AI is huge as you read, which IMO gives China the advantage since its AI methodology is aimed at the sort of systems support described. The rather large difference between tokamak and FRC fusion methods begs the question why tokamaks were seen as the primary way forward. The idea that FRC can be scaled down merges with my previous article about the future of warfare if very powerful energy sources can be used at vehicular or individual levels. As I read, I couldn’t help having Dr. Brown’s flux capacitor ringing in my head. Xiang Jiang’s pragmatic thinking that commercial products—“Egg laying”—must be done to attract investors and build the business is to be admired. China likely has thousands of people like him, which is why China’s innovation and modernization can continue to be facilitated over time. The next article I have planned to translate deals with overestimating Outlaw US Empire power and how that reality needs to be dealt with by the Global Community during its path to eliminating hegemony.
