Chinese tokamak donation helps fuel Thailand’s ambitions in fusion energy research


Science reporter Holly Chik investigates Chinese-Thai collaboration in fundamental science and cutting-edge technology. As part of the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s influence on Bangkok spans everything from smart city AI to polar research. In the second part of the series, she examines cooperation in fusion energy research.

Thailand wants to become South-East Asia’s hub for fusion energy research, with the region’s first tokamak device due to arrive in the country from China this month.

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