China leads global public investment in quantum technology, with major programmes in quantum computing, communications, and sensing. The national QKD network, domestic PQC algorithm competition, and military quantum applications create a policy environment distinct from Western approaches.

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Policy Tracker 1 Jan 2024
Russia and China Report Successful 3,800-Kilometer Satellite-Based Quantum Communication Test
Political & Strategic Signals
Briefings 31 Dec 2023
NATO Approves First Quantum Strategy as EU, South Korea, and UK Set New Policy Markers
National Strategies & Industrial Policy Political & Strategic Signals Regulation & Standards Workforce & Talent
Policy Tracker 30 Dec 2023
Russia and China Complete 3,800 km Satellite Quantum Communication Test
Political & Strategic Signals
Policy Tracker 14 Dec 2023
Russia and China Complete First Full-Cycle Satellite Quantum Communication Test
Political & Strategic Signals
Briefings 30 Sep 2023
NIST PQC Draft Standards, Biden Outbound Investment Order, and NATO’s Copenhagen Quantum Lab
Export Controls & Trade Policy Regulation & Standards
Policy Tracker 9 Aug 2023
United States: Biden Signs Executive Order Restricting Outbound Investment in Chinese Quantum Technologies
Policy Tracker 27 Jul 2022
China Launches Jinan-1 Quantum Microsatellite Into Orbit
National Strategies & Industrial Policy
Briefings 31 Dec 2021
AUKUS Elevates Quantum to Defense Priority; EU Completes EuroQCI Membership
National Strategies & Industrial Policy Political & Strategic Signals Workforce & Talent
Policy Tracker 1 Jul 2021
Hefei National Laboratory Inaugurated as China’s First New-Generation National Lab
Funding & Procurement
Briefings 30 Jun 2021
France Commits €1 Billion, Netherlands Secures €615 Million, and China Elevates Quantum in 14th Five-Year Plan
Funding & Procurement National Strategies & Industrial Policy
Policy Tracker 13 Mar 2021
China’s 14th Five-Year Plan Enshrines Quantum Information as Frontier Technology Priority
National Strategies & Industrial Policy
Policy Tracker 7 Jan 2021
China Telecom Launches Quantum Encrypted Phone Call Pilot Program
National Strategies & Industrial Policy
Policy Tracker 6 Jan 2021
China Demonstrates Integrated Quantum Communication Network Spanning 4,600 Kilometers
National Strategies & Industrial Policy
Briefings 31 Dec 2020
U.S. Operationalizes National Quantum Initiative as China Elevates Strategic Priority
Export Controls & Trade Policy Funding & Procurement National Strategies & Industrial Policy
Policy Tracker 1 Dec 2020
China’s Export Control Law Takes Effect, Covering Quantum Communication Technologies
Export Controls & Trade Policy
Policy Tracker 17 Oct 2020
Xi Jinping Presides Over CCP Politburo Study Session Dedicated to Quantum Technology
Political & Strategic Signals
Policy Tracker 28 Aug 2020
China Adds Quantum Cryptography to Restricted Export Technology Catalogue
Export Controls & Trade Policy
Policy Tracker 9 Jul 2020
QuantumCTek Becomes China’s First Quantum Technology IPO on Shanghai STAR Market
Funding & Procurement
Briefings 30 Jun 2019
EuroQCI Declaration Signed, NIST PQC Round 2 Advances, and the First Half of 2019 in Quantum Policy
National Strategies & Industrial Policy Regulation & Standards Workforce & Talent
Policy Tracker 1 Jan 2019
China’s CACR Launches Domestic Post-Quantum Cryptography Competition
Regulation & Standards

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