Average Chinese national now eats more protein than an American, UN says
www.scmp.com
Milestone was reached in 2021 and indicates a rise in food security and quality of life; plant-based protein options still play a major role in diets.

https://archive.is/5xKEN

  • Infamousblt [any]
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    3 months ago

    I could also see it on fusion power. I know fusion power is always 10 years away but it's always 10 years away because nobody has invested into it. China actually is in a more meaningful way that could make it happen. Imagine a nation that produces so much of the world's shit being able to produce it on extremely low cost fusion power. There would be no competition

    • Owl [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      I've seen "fusion is always 40 years away" slowly decrease to "fusion is always 10 years away" over my lifetime and at a certain point I wonder if the problem is just that people don't know how long a year is.

      • Infamousblt [any]
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        3 months ago

        That wouldn't be enough unfortunately. In fact it would probably have the opposite effect of "oh wow MURRICA already did that many years ago". China needs to do something undeniable that also carries spectacle for the Western media to care. Their remarkable achievements around manufacturing and lifting their entire country out of poverty aren't flashy so Western media doesn't give a shit about them. It needs to be something flashy