China “Ahead in Quantum” Despite Funding Blocks (2024)

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Is China ahead of us in quantum computing? ›

In January, Origin Quantum Computing Technology reported that the majority of its overseas users were based in the U.S. Industry analysis backs this observation. In 2022, research and analysis company GlobalData said China was five years behind the U.S. in quantum technologies.

The Chinese government's investments in quantum may amount to more than triple the US's, Penney wrote, citing figures by McKinsey & Company of over $15 billion in public announcements versus the US's $3.7 billion.

Pan Jianwei, a leading physicist who built the world's first quantum satellite, is among “over 90 exceptional researchers from across the world” to be named this year by the society, or Britain's national academy of sciences.

The building blocks for a quantum computer are a description of the quantum algorithm to be executed, a quantum language, a compiler, arithmetic, an instruction set, a micro-architecture, a quantum-to-classical conversion system, and a quantum chip.

Compared globally, China has announced the most investment in quantum technology. As of 2022 and according to McKinsey, China's officially acknowledged level of public investment ($15.3 billion) surpasses that of the European Union ($7.2 billion), the United States ($1.9 billion), and Japan ($1.8 billion) combined.

China leads US in key emerging technologies

ASPI tracked the most-cited scientific papers, which it said are the most likely to result in patents. The Western democracies are getting left behind in research output, in defence, space, energy and biotechnology.

1. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

Led by Pan Jianwei and his team at USTC, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Micius became the world's first quantum science satellite.11 It pioneered secure quantum communication over thousands of miles, successfully transmitting quantum keys between Asia and Europe, a feat that involved ...

Niels Bohr and Max Planck, two of the founding fathers of Quantum Theory, each received a Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quanta. Einstein is considered the third founder of Quantum Theory because he described light as quanta in his theory of the Photoelectric Effect, for which he won the 1921 Nobel Prize.

The basic building blocks that make up matter are called atoms.

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1. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a notable name that has made significant breakthroughs in quantum computing over the years.

The US leads the world in quantum computing research, but it will need more government investment to maintain its lead over China, an assessment by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has argued.

China is undoubtedly expanding its space capabilities, and in a report published in August 2022, the Pentagon predicted that China would surpass U.S. capabilities in space as early as 2045. However, it is unlikely that the U.S. will remain stagnant, as it continues to increase funding for space.

In recent times, China has gained the advantage in terms of quantum research. Although some in scientific and political circles dismiss China's recent progress, there is growing concern over China's quantum domination. The US is especially worried about recent news of China's quantum computing developments.