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China has world’s first operational thorium nuclear reactor thanks to ‘strategic stamina’ (www.scmp.com)
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It marks the first long-term, stable operation of the technology, putting China at the forefront of a global race to harness thorium – considered a safer and more abundant alternative to uranium – for nuclear power.

The experimental reactor, located in the Gobi Desert in China’s west, uses molten salt as the fuel carrier and coolant, and thorium – a radioactive element abundant in the Earth’s crust – as the fuel source. The reactor is reportedly designed to sustainably generate 2 megawatts of thermal power.

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[–] Mistic@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

"Anymore" as if it ever was. Even USSR never claimed to be a communist country

P.S. They claimed to be a socialist, then "developed" socialist country that's "on the path of building communism".

[–] sapetoku@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 days ago

Communism is a goal, not a government system.

[–] Teknikal@eviltoast.org -4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I don't know what they are but I know they look after their citizens more than we do, and they've really started taking over the entire Tech space in the last few years mainly due to that.

I'm UK but if someone held a gun to me and demanded where would I live USA or China I'd honestly pick China.

I'm Kinda looking forward to the US picking a war then realising China has quantum radar etc and getting schooled, hopefully it doesn't go Nuclear but I'd still put my own money on China winning.

[–] Mistic@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I'd advise you to read more on how Chinese government and spin dictatorships work. There's a really good book written by Treisman and Guriev

It's not really a country you'd choose over US even despite all it's massive (cough healthcare and consumer protections cough) flaws