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Xinhua Headlines: China's central regions look to reform, innovation for high-quality development

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Citizens visit the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, May 18, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhou Mu)

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10th China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2024 - A model of Honghuang 70 full high-temperature superconducting Tokamak device is on display at The 10th China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair in Shanghai, China, June 13, 2024.

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Xinhua Headlines: Behind "Hefei model": How reforms reshape China's emerging tech hub

(231218) -- HEFEI, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) after a successful experiment in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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FRANCE-ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE-ARTIFICIAL SUN

(231201) -- ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People work at a preassembly hall of the world's largest fusion experiment machine, the ITER Tokamak, in St Paul-Lez-Durance, France, Nov. 23, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: World's largest fusion project on good track despite technical setbacks" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE-ARTIFICIAL SUN

(231201) -- ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 23, 2023 shows the assembly building on the construction site of the ITER Tokamak, the world's largest fusion experiment machine, in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France. TO GO WITH "Feature: World's largest fusion project on good track despite technical setbacks" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE-ARTIFICIAL SUN

(231201) -- ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians check faulty vacuum vessel sectors in the vast preassembly hall on the construction site of the ITER Tokamak in St Paul-Lez-Durance, southern France, Nov. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: World's largest fusion project on good track despite technical setbacks" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE-ARTIFICIAL SUN

(231201) -- ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vast device is seen at a preassembly hall of the world's largest fusion experiment machine, the ITER Tokamak, in St Paul-Lez-Durance, France, Nov. 23, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: World's largest fusion project on good track despite technical setbacks" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE-ARTIFICIAL SUN

(231201) -- ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 24, 2023 shows the assembly building on the construction site of the ITER Tokamak, the world's largest fusion experiment machine, in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France. TO GO WITH "Feature: World's largest fusion project on good track despite technical setbacks" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE-ARTIFICIAL SUN

(231201) -- ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians check faulty vacuum vessel sectors in the vast preassembly hall on the construction site of the ITER Tokamak in St Paul-Lez-Durance, southern France, Nov. 23, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: World's largest fusion project on good track despite technical setbacks" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE-ARTIFICIAL SUN

(231201) -- ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians check faulty vacuum vessel sectors in the vast preassembly hall on the construction site of the ITER Tokamak in St Paul-Lez-Durance, southern France, Nov. 23, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: World's largest fusion project on good track despite technical setbacks" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE-ARTIFICIAL SUN

(231201) -- ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 23, 2023 shows the tokamak pit on the construction site of the ITER Tokamak in St Paul-Lez-Durance, southern France. TO GO WITH "Feature: World's largest fusion project on good track despite technical setbacks" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE-ARTIFICIAL SUN

(231201) -- ST PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 23, 2023 shows the assembly building on the construction site of the ITER Tokamak, the world's largest fusion experiment machine, in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France. TO GO WITH "Feature: World's largest fusion project on good track despite technical setbacks" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Thailand launches first experimental tokamak device in collaboration with China

STORY: Thailand launches first experimental tokamak device in collaboration with China DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tokamak device 2. various of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand in the opening ceremony 3. various of tokamak device 4. various of Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) 5. various of tokamak device 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): THAWATCHAI ONJUN, Executive director of the TINT 7. various of tokamak device 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SONG YUNTAO, Director of ASIPP 9. various of tokamak device STORYLINE: Thailand's first experimental tokamak device was officially launched on Tuesday in collaboration with China. The device, a joint collaboration between the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), arrived in Thailand in January and commenced trial runs in May. Thawatchai Onjun, executive director of the TINT, emphasized th

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THAILAND-NAKHON NAYOK-TOKAMAK DEVICE-LAUNCH

(230726) -- NAKHON NAYOK, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows the experimental tokamak device in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Thailand's first experimental tokamak device was officially launched on Tuesday in a joint collaboration with China. The device, a joint collaboration between the Institute of Plasma Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), arrived in Thailand in January and commenced trial runs in May. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-NAKHON NAYOK-TOKAMAK DEVICE-LAUNCH

(230726) -- NAKHON NAYOK, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows the experimental tokamak device in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Thailand's first experimental tokamak device was officially launched on Tuesday in a joint collaboration with China. The device, a joint collaboration between the Institute of Plasma Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), arrived in Thailand in January and commenced trial runs in May. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-NAKHON NAYOK-TOKAMAK DEVICE-LAUNCH

(230726) -- NAKHON NAYOK, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests visit the experimental tokamak device in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, July 25, 2023. Thailand's first experimental tokamak device was officially launched on Tuesday in a joint collaboration with China. The device, a joint collaboration between the Institute of Plasma Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), arrived in Thailand in January and commenced trial runs in May. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-PLASMA-NUCLEAR FUSION-TRAINING

(230531) -- BANGKOK, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants of the Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023 visit Thailand Tokamak 1, in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, on May 29, 2023. Experts from seven countries, including China, joined a training session on plasma and nuclear fusion technology this week for researchers and students from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and neighboring countries in the central Thai province of Nakhon Nayok. The Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023, which started on Monday, is a five-day program held by the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT). (Photo by Tim Santasombat/Xinhua)

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China's "artificial sun" achieves major breakthrough

STORY: China's "artificial sun" achieves major breakthrough DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SONG YUNTAO, Director of the Institute of Plasma Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent "See this round-shaped building behind me? This is where the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak, or EAST, is located. It is also known as the 'Chinese artificial sun.' The scientists here achieved a major breakthrough, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. Now let's go inside and witness a new record together." EAST achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, greatly improving the original world record of 101 seconds, which was set by EAST in 2017. The ultimate goal of EAST is to create nuclear fusion like the sun, using substances abundant in the sea t

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers celebrate the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu (R), a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), and ASIPP director Song Yuntao celebrate after the experiment succeeded at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu (1st R), a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), communicates with colleagues at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) after a successful experiment in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu (1st L), a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), communicates with colleagues during the experiment at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers celebrate the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers await the results for an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), texts friends to celebrate the success of an experiment at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers pose for a group photo after the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), checks experimental data after the experiment succeeded at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Li Kedong, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) before (above) and after (below) the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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China's "artificial sun" achieves breakthrough, key step toward fusion reactor

STORY: China's "artificial sun" achieves breakthrough, key step toward fusion reactor DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. China's "artificial sun" achieving breakthrough 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SONG YUNTAO, ASIPP director STORYLINE: The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. The breakthrough, achieved after more than 120,000 shots, greatly improved the original world record of 101 seconds, which was set by EAST in 2017. The ultimate goal of EAST, located at the Institute of Plasma Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) in Hefei, is to create nuclear fusion like the sun, using substances abundant in the sea to provide a steady stream of clean energy. Song Yuntao, ASIPP director, told Xinhua in an exclusive interview that the main s

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CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-THAILAND-FUSION ENERGY (CN)

(220831) -- HEFEI, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Scientists and engineers from Thailand pose for a photo in front of the Thailand Tokamak 1 (TT-1) machine in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 24, 2022. A group of scientists and engineers from Thailand are currently conducting research and experiments related to fusion energy with their Chinese colleagues in Hefei. TO GO WITH "Feature: Thailand cooperates with China to pursue fusion energy" (Xinhua/Zhao Jinzheng)

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Vlog: Visit Chinese "artificial sun" with young scientist

STORY: Vlog: Visit Chinese "artificial sun" with young scientist DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG BIN, PhD, Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 2. various of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG BIN, PhD, Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) "I am doing something like climbing on a mountain with a group of like-minded people to see the most beautiful sunrise. Behind me is the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) Control Room of Institute of Plasma Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). It is like a spaceship. And my responsibility is similar to the main pilot in the cockpit of this spaceship. In technical terms, I take charge of plasma operation. We are now standing inside the EAST Control Room, the cockpit of

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SOUTH KOREA-DAEJEON-KSTAR DEVICE-RESEARCH

(220111) -- DAEJEON, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2022 shows the Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device at the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) in Daejeon, South Korea. South Korea's "artificial sun", the KSTAR device, is aiming to achieve 50-second-long continuous plasma operations at ion temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius in 2022, the KFE said Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-DAEJEON-KSTAR DEVICE-RESEARCH

(220111) -- DAEJEON, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2022 shows the Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device at the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) in Daejeon, South Korea. South Korea's "artificial sun", the KSTAR device, is aiming to achieve 50-second-long continuous plasma operations at ion temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius in 2022, the KFE said Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-DAEJEON-KSTAR DEVICE-RESEARCH

(220111) -- DAEJEON, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2022 shows the Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device at the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) in Daejeon, South Korea. South Korea's "artificial sun", the KSTAR device, is aiming to achieve 50-second-long continuous plasma operations at ion temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius in 2022, the KFE said Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-DAEJEON-KSTAR DEVICE-RESEARCH

(220111) -- DAEJEON, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2022 shows the Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device at the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) in Daejeon, South Korea. South Korea's "artificial sun", the KSTAR device, is aiming to achieve 50-second-long continuous plasma operations at ion temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius in 2022, the KFE said Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-DAEJEON-KSTAR DEVICE-RESEARCH

(220111) -- DAEJEON, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yoon Si-Woo, deputy director general of the Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) Research Center, introduces achievements of the KSTAR device at the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) in Daejeon, South Korea, Jan. 10, 2022. South Korea's "artificial sun", the KSTAR device, is aiming to achieve 50-second-long continuous plasma operations at ion temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius in 2022, the KFE said Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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Ceremony to mark delivery of experiment component in Ibaraki Pref.

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency's Naka Fusion Institute holds a ceremony in Naka, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 20, 2015, to celebrate the delivery of main components of a nuclear fusion experiment device and the start of on-site installation by the European Union as well as the completion of the initial assembly of the vacuum vessel of the JT-60SA tokamak. The ceremony was attended by about 200 people, including European researchers and ambassadors from the countries concerned. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo