Bill Gates Says China Is Outspending the World on Nuclear Power

In the race to develop the next generation of nuclear reactors, China is increasingly challenging the US and other countries for dominance, according to tech billionaire Bill Gates.

“Their fusion and fission work is very impressive,” the Microsoft Corp. co-founder said of China’s nuclear innovation efforts. The country is investing more in fusion “than the rest of the world put together, times two,” he added.

China has a commanding lead in developing and manufacturing a wide range of green solutions, including electric cars, solar panels and batteries, as well as materials essential to the energy transition like rare earth minerals ...