Among the world's major nuclear fusion research devices, the theoretically strongest is the internationally cooperative-led ITER, which aims to gather the world's most powerful forces to launch an attack on controlled nuclear fusion.
However, it goes without saying "international" refers to which countries. China attempted to join but turned away upon realizing it was merely being treated as a cash cow, and started supporting the domestically independent EAST project instead.
The EAST project, initiated in 2006, by the time Lin Ju crossed over, should have been the world's premier and most advanced experimental controlled nuclear fusion device. The Academy of Sciences in Anhui Province announced that it would achieve commercial application by 2035.
Whether EAST could succeed or not, as one of the few advanced nuclear fusion research devices, its scientific merit was undeniable, and participating in it could hardly be considered a loss.
