The civilian nuclear industry has two main markets: building power stations; and supplying enriched-uranium fuel. One country dominates both: Russia. Western governments are unsurprisingly trying to reduce their reliance. And a possible rival supplier is emerging. Trouble is, it’s China.
China is a mass-producer of data as much as manufactures. It’s about to exploit that fact for purposes benign and, possibly, malevolent. Read our leader about what China plans to do with its data profusion and the implications for democracies.
And celebrate your holiday (if you’re American) or simply the start of the weekend (if you’re not) by cracking into our pint-sized news quiz.
