A high-speed channel for information using quantum communication technology is being built between Beijing and Shanghai

An information high-speed channel
using quantum communication technology is being built between Beijing and Shanghai.
Recently, a quantum technology experimental satellite will also be launched at a later date, and a space-ground integrated quantum communication network is beginning to take shape
.
Behind the major scientific research projects in these countries, there is a group of Shanghai science and technology people who work tirelessly
.

Yesterday, the reporter learned from the Municipal Science and Technology Commission that Shanghai has listed "quantum communication" as a major strategic project
with clear opinions on the "22 Points" of the Science and Technology Innovation Center.
In the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" scientific and technological innovation plan, "quantum materials and quantum communication" is deployed
as an important strategic direction.

The biggest feature of quantum communication technology is security and confidentiality
.
While traditional communication encryption relies on complex algorithms, quantum communication technology is based on the fundamental principles of quantum physics and is the only communication method
that has been rigorously proven to be unconditionally secure so far.
This secure communication technology can make great use
in military, financial, government, commercial and other fields.
It is reported that although the concept of quantum is not the first to be proposed in China, at present, for the research of quantum science and technology, China has been in an international leading position
in some fields.

Since 2003, Shanghai has invested nearly 120 million yuan to support more than
200 quantum-related projects.
For example, in 2008, the "key technology of space-scale quantum experiments" was laid out, which is closely related to this quantum satellite experiment; In recent years, in the form of major research plans, forward-looking deployments
have been made for important future directions such as quantum computing.

At a seminar on quantum science and technology held yesterday, Shanghai's scientific research forces in the field of quantum science and technology in China were all unveiled
.
Shanghai pays great attention to talent training in this field, and the Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation has also set up a "quantum regulation" exploration project for young talents under the age of 40 to establish a green channel
to support the development of reserve talents in this direction.