The US government has imposed sanctions on several Chinese quantum computing organizations, barring any American companies from doing business with them.
The US Department of Commerce has added eight companies to itsEntity List for their work with the Chinese government.
For those who are not familiar with quantum computing, it is as far-out as it sounds. The idea is to use quantum bits instead of conventional bits to store and transfer information. The concept of quantum computers being able to solve complex problems that today's supercomputers can't crack is extremely sought after by governments that want its capabilities first.
China has been boasting about its quantum computing capabilities for a long time. It is one of 20 companies from Japan, Singapore, Russia, and Pakistan that made the cut for the most recent update to Commerce's Entity List.
The US uses the catch-all concept of national security and abuses state power to suppress and restrict Chinese enterprises in all possible means, China claimed after the sanctions were announced. The Chinese foreign ministry warned that the country may take measures to defend its companies.
We know the broad strokes of quantum computing, which could be used for counter-stealth and counter-submarine applications, as Commerce noted in its latest sanctions announcement.
When the US sanctions Chinese tech, it is often the same thing we are doing here. If the US and American tech giants are behind, they will spend billions to catch up.
The US military was horrified by Chinese military spending money on the same things.
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