China is reaching the point where it might might now have more expertise in building #highenergyphysics colliders than the rest of Europe combined, says CERN's Frank Zimmermann. It's planning to build the 100-kilometre #CircularElectronPositronCollider (#CEPC). #physics

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China could start building world’s biggest particle collider in 2027

The US$5 billion facility would be cheaper, bigger and faster to build than a similar one proposed by European scientists.