December 30, 2024

China’s Quantum Computing and Quantum Technology Initiatives

For the world at large, China’s quantum leap is a call to action. It challenges other nations to invest in innovation and pushes the envelope of what’s possible. In an optimistic view, this competition can accelerate discoveries that benefit all humankind – better medicines from quantum simulations, safer communications, more precise navigation and timing for everyone ...

News - China - Quantum Computing, Quantum Tech, Post-Quantum, Quantum Security

Zuchongzhi 3.0

Zuchongzhi 3.0 Quantum Chip: Technical Analysis and Implications

China’s quantum computing powerhouse, the Zuchongzhi research teams, just unveiled Zuchongzhi 3.0, a new superconducting quantum processor with 105 qubits, marking a major leap in quantum computing performance. Announced in March 2025 by a University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) team led by Pan Jianwei, Zhu Xiaobo, and ...
Xiaohong

China Unveils Xiaohong: A 504-Qubit Processor

Chinese researchers have announced “Xiaohong”, a new superconducting quantum processor boasting 504 qubits – the largest such chip ever built in China​. This record-breaking processor, developed by the CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics in collaboration with industry partner QuantumCTek, vaults China into the upper echelon ...
Origin Quantum Wukong

Origin Quantum’s Wukong: China’s 72-Qubit Processor

In a major milestone for China’s quantum tech ambitions, Hefei-based startup Origin Quantum has unveiled “Wukong,” a 72-qubit superconducting quantum processor. Launched on January 6, 2024, this third-generation quantum computer is China’s first home-grown superconducting quantum computer and the most advanced of its kind in the country​​. The system – ...
Jiuzhang 3.0

Jiuzhang 3.0: China’s Photonic Quantum Computer

Chinese researchers have announced Jiuzhang 3.0, a new photonic quantum computing prototype that set a record by detecting 255 photons in a boson sampling experiment​. Unveiled in October 2023 by a team led by renowned physicist Pan Jianwei, Jiuzhang 3.0 pushes the boundaries of photonic quantum computing with a demonstration ...
Micius Quantum Communication

Record-Breaking Quantum Transmission Via Micius

A team of Chinese physicists has achieved a landmark advance in quantum communication, successfully teleporting quantum states between two ground stations 1,200 kilometers apart via Micius satellite​. The experiment, led by Pan Jianwei of the University of Science and Technology of China, marks the longest-distance quantum teleportation ever demonstrated, shattering previous ...
Zuchongzhi 2.0

Zuchongzhi 2.0: China’s Superconducting Quantum Leap

A team of Chinese physicists has unveiled Zuchongzhi 2.0, a cutting-edge 66-qubit superconducting quantum computing prototype that pushes the frontiers of computational power. Announced by the CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information, this new quantum machine builds on its predecessor (Zuchongzhi 1.0) with more qubits and higher fidelity, achieving ...

Articles - China

Quantum Technology, Quantum Computing, Quantum Security

May 22, 2025

Global Quantum Innovation Ecosystems: Lessons for TTOs from Around the World

For universities and tech transfer offices (TTOs), understanding global diverse quantum innovation ecosystems is more than a matter of curiosity – it’s a practical guide for positioning academic spin‑offs for success on the world stage. Government investment is a key differentiator: by 2025, governments worldwide have committed over $40 billion in public funding for quantum technology. How those funds are deployed, ...
March 5, 2025

The Race Toward FTQC: Ocelot, Majorana, Willow, Heron, Zuchongzhi

Quantum computing is entering a new phase marked by five major announcements from five quantum powerhouses—Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Google, IBM, and Zuchongzhi—all in the last 4 months. Are these just hype-fueled announcements, or do they mark real progress toward useful, large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing—and perhaps signal an accelerated timeline for “Q-Day”? Personally, I'm bullish about these announcements. Each of ...
March 1, 2025

Physics at the Heart of the New Cold War

In the 21st century, cutting-edge physics has moved from the laboratory into the realm of high geopolitics. Breakthroughs in quantum computing, advanced materials, and energy aren’t just academic - they are strategic assets coveted by nations. The situation echoes the mid-20th century, when projects like the Manhattan Project turned abstract physics into world-altering power. Today, governments are pouring billions into ...
March 1, 2025

Quantum Geopolitics: The Global Race for Quantum Computing

Quantum computing has emerged as a new frontier of great-power competition in the 21st century​. Nations around the world view advanced quantum technologies as strategic assets—keys to future economic prowess, military strength, and technological sovereignty. Governments have already poured over $40 billion into quantum research and development globally​, launching national initiatives and international collaborations to secure a lead in this ...
April 28, 2022

National Initiatives in Quantum Technologies (as of April 2022)

As quantum technologies garner global attention, its economic and national security implications are positioning these set of technologies alongside AI and 5G as pivotal emerging technologies for the future. Governments worldwide are recognizing the strategic importance of quantum technologies, which broadly includes quantum computing, quantum communication and quantum sensing ...

Other Cybersecurity, AI, Emerging Tech

Huawei ERNW 5G Source Code Analysis
May 18, 2020

Does the positive review of Huawei UDG source code quality mean that Huawei 5G is secure and reliable?

No, no it doesn’t. Huawei's code might as well be extremely secure. Their code is certainly the most scrutinized. But the recent UDG source code review is not an evidence of security. ERNW, an independent IT security service provider in Germany, recently performed a technical review / audit of Huawei’s Unified Distributed Gateway (UDG) source code. Huawei made the summary ...
US vs China 5G
April 1, 2019

Geopolitics of 5G and 5G-Connected Massive & Critical IoT

Emerging Technology and Geopolitics of 5G There are several reasons emerging technology is a highly competitive industry, notwithstanding the race for intellectual property that can be licensed by burgeoning markets for revenue. A first-mover advantage is often a way to lock in relationships that can lead to long-term infrastructure commitments, integration support services, and service delivery platform development. As the ...
Hong Kong Fintech
June 3, 2017

How Hong Kong’s FinTech sector is developing

The global financial services sector is accelerating its transformation in response to changing values and shifting consumer preferences. Hong Kong is responding in its own unique way. Global events over the last decade have brought home the reality that we are living in a fast-changing world. The economic crisis and rapid technological development are changing consumer behaviour. Millennials – with ...
Chinese cybercrime
February 2, 2017

Cybercrime in China – a Growing Threat for the Chinese Economy

Western publications often picture the People’s Democratic Republic of China (hereafter China) as the world’s chief propagator of cyberattacks. But the picture is much more complex than such broad-brush claims suggest. Few Westerners realize that China and its neighbours in the Greater China region (Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong) have, over last few years, became the most technologically advanced region ...

Companies - China

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