China launches first thorium-based nuclear reactor: Where is India in the race?

In a monumental step toward clean and safe nuclear energy, China has successfully launched the world’s first thorium-based nuclear reactor. This pioneering project, set in the remote Gobi Desert in Wuyi City, Gansu Province, is not just a scientific breakthrough but a bold statement in global nuclear innovation—especially as energy geopolitics tighten amid China’s ongoing trade tensions with the United States.

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