By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-10-30 03:11:20 | Updated at 2024-10-30 05:36:38
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China is expected to play a leading role in creating a “quantum-proof” communication protocol, after scientists from the country presented a design blueprint at a major international conference on telecoms standards.
The protocol aims to help the world fend off potential attacks from quantum computers that could break traditional communication encryption methods.
The draft design, presented at an event in Sweden earlier this month, was unanimously approved, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.
This means Chinese scientists will lead the international effort to develop the protocol, the report said.
According to Zhang Lulu, who was part of the Chinese delegation at the conference, the proposal aimed to ensure “post-quantum” security.
“The proposal submitted by Chinese experts aims to provide guidance for the migration of global communication networks to post-quantum cryptography,” Zhang was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
