Tokamak record

China broke the record after the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) achieved a plasma temperature of 120 million degrees Celsius for 101 seconds and 160 million degrees Celsius for 20 seconds, a major step toward the test running of the fusion reactor.

实验成功后的EAST控制大厅场景 新华社记者周牧 摄

Great loss for humanity

Yuan Longping, a prestigious agronomist and a recipient of the Medal of the Republic, China’s highest state honor, passed away on May 22, at the age of 91.

Humanitarian emergency aid to Palestine

5-21-21 China will provide a $1m cash transfer to Palestine as humanitarian emergency aid, $1 million to the UN relief and works agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East, and 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses.