# China's 'artificial sun' project enters key construction phase

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- CGTN, 2026-10-01 07:38 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-01/China-s-artificial-sun-project-enters-key-construction-phase-1QSYBsXj0d2/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China's Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak, or BEST, project complex has been delivered and put into operation. Its main fusion device is now in a critical construction phase, with the vacuum chamber, cryogenic shield and toroidal field magnets being installed. Construction is planned to finish by 2027, with a deuterium-tritium power demonstration targeted around 2030.