An EMP attack can destroy a state's electromagnetic grid and thus take a 21st-century economy back to the pre-industrial era.

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Mr Davis has come up with a blunt answer: he wants the state to control the grid.

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Because the China electricity market is dominated by a few, very large state-run organizations such as the State Grid and the South Grid, different approaches may need to be taken than in other industries.

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