Director-General Barabaschi visits China
During his first visit to China as the head of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ project, Director-General Pietro Barabaschi met with members of government, leaders in innovation, and the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ China team.
On 9 September 2023, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Director-General Pietro Barabaschi and ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Deputy Director-General for Corporate, Luo Delong, were received at the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) by Minister Wang Zhigang.
"The Chinese government has always attached great importance to and deeply participated in ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ," said the Minister, after hearing updates on the project. "MOST will continue to strengthen cooperation with all ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Members to jointly respond to challenges and jointly promote the successful realization of ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ's goals."
The ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Director-General expressed appreciation for China's collaboration and contributions, saying that he "looked forward to further expanding and deepening" collaboration at all levels. He also made a particular plea for attracting young talent to work at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ.
Director-General Pietro Barabaschi was also invited to speak at the , which reunited world thought leaders and actors in innovation around the theme of stimulating interaction between governments, industry, universities and research institutions from 7 to 9 September in Shanghai. The ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Director-General presented ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ's role within the mega science ecosystem of fusion to illustrate the importance of global cooperation in innovation.
A third stop on the China visit was the China International Nuclear Fusion Energy Program Execution Center (ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ China). Since China joined the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Project in 2003, the Chinese Domestic Agency has managed Chinese commitments to the project, as well as promote domestic nuclear fusion energy research and development and advance multilateral cooperation. During a working meeting, the parties discussed the closer integration of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization and the Domestic Agencies, current activities to re-baseline the project, and progress and challenges.
See the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ China website .