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A glimpse of China's "artificial sun"

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STORY: A glimpse of China's "artificial sun"
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: March 2, 2025
LENGTH: 0:00:55
LOCATION: HEFEI, China
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of screen images
2. various of the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST)
3. various of animation of EAST

STORYLINE:

The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), dubbed China's "artificial sun," maintained a steady-state high-confinement plasma operation for a remarkable 1,066 seconds in January, setting a new world record and marking a breakthrough in the quest for fusion power generation.

The duration of 1,000 seconds is considered a key step in fusion research. The breakthrough, achieved by the Institute of Plasma Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP), greatly improved the original world record of 403 seconds, which was also set by EAST in 2023.

The ultimate goal of an artificial sun is to create nuclear fusion like the sun, providing humanity with an endless, clean energy source and enabling space exploration beyond the solar system.

In Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, where EAST is located, a new generation of experimental fusion research facilities is under construction, aiming to further accelerate the application and development of fusion energy.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hefei, China.
(XHTV)

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