From Dongfang Superring achieving 100 million degrees of steady state operation, to private enterprises breaking through intensive breakthroughs on high-temperature superconductivity and hydrogen-boron fusion routes, controlled nuclear fusion, which was once joked that “it will always take 50 years,” is speeding away from the “conceptualization” label and moving from basic research to a new stage of engineering and commercialization competition. Since 2026, policies and legislation have established a strong institutional foundation, technological breakthroughs have set records, and the capital boom has taken the racetrack by storm. Anhui, Sichuan, and Shanghai are building the “golden triangle” of the industry. China is using multiple paths to solve the “ultimate energy” landing problem. Controlled nuclear fusion is entering a critical ten-year window, and a new chapter of the trillion-level energy market has begun.

From Dongfang Superring achieving 100 million degrees of steady state operation, to private enterprises breaking through intensive breakthroughs on high-temperature superconductivity and hydrogen-boron fusion routes, controlled nuclear fusion, which was once joked that “it will always take 50 years,” is speeding away from the “conceptualization” label and moving from basic research to a new stage of engineering and commercialization competition. Since 2026, policies and legislation have established a strong institutional foundation, technological breakthroughs have set records, and the capital boom has taken the racetrack by storm. Anhui, Sichuan, and Shanghai are building the “golden triangle” of the industry. China is using multiple paths to solve the “ultimate energy” landing problem. Controlled nuclear fusion is entering a critical ten-year window, and a new chapter of the trillion-level energy market has begun.