Fearing China’s rise, Japan shook hands with the United States and Europe to develop quantum technology

Japan will work with the United States and Europe to develop quantum computers and related technologies in the context of a dramatic rise in China in this area.

According to Nikkei, government officials and experts from Japan, the US and Europe have recently had a very positive exchange at a quantum technology conference held in Kyoto, Japan on the 16th and 17th / 12 past. The three sides vowed to have extensive cooperation in the field of quantum computing, quantum sensor and measurement, communications technology and cryptography. Japan and the US announced they would soon sign an agreement on this cooperation.

Research firm Elsevier said that during a decade from 2008-2018, China has published more quantum technology research than any other country. China’s rapid development has made the United States concerned about the impact of this technology on national security.

According to Nikkei, China’s leading technology groups like Alibaba are trying to develop quantum supercomputers as well as quantum communications, which have strong security capabilities. The Chinese government has also invested in building a $ 10 billion laboratory in Anhui province, which is expected to be completed by 2020.

On the Japanese side, the country has had extensive research on quantum technology for many years. However, they are lagging behind the United States and China when applying quantum technology in practical applications, in part because of smaller investment capital compared to the above countries.

To address this situation, the governments of Japan, the United States and European countries will conduct funding for research and human resource exchanges at national institutions, universities and organizations on quantum technology. Besides, tripartite government officials also want private enterprises to invest in this very new field.

In the past few years, quantum technology has made remarkable strides. As predicted by many experts, quantum computers are expected to complete tasks such as extremely accurate weather forecasting, developing new drugs more efficiently, and optimizing delivery plans. information, develop artificial intelligence. Currently, this is an extremely difficult ‘problem’ that most powerful supercomputers now take years to calculate.

Quantum computers, meanwhile, are much faster than supercomputers, while quantum cryptography is said to be highly secure because it is difficult to decode.

In October, scientists at Google announced that they had completed a quantum computer task in “about 200 seconds”, while a traditional supercomputer took nearly 10,000 years to solve the problem. same thread.