12-4-20 600 liters (1 mln doses) of Chinese producer Sinovac’s Covid19 vaccine has arrived in Brazil. It is the second batch of the Chinese vaccine after 120,000 doses arrived in November.
Sinovac’s Covid19 vaccine arrived in Brazil
African CDC of the African Union
12-2-20 A Chinese company, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation wins bid for the first phase of the African CDC of the African Union. A milestone in cooperation between China and African countries to strengthen their Public Health and epidemic prevention systems.
The first phase of the African CDC project will be located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The construction will include the main office building, laboratory building, office administrative area, emergency response center, information center, biological laboratory, accommodation for staff, and other functional areas.
76 photons (quantum bits) of quantum computing prototype
12-4-20 Chinese scientists announced the construction of 76 photons (quantum bits) of quantum computing prototype “Jiuzhang九章”. In terms of speed, the speed of solving the mathematical algorithm Gaussian boson sampling is only 200 seconds, while the current supercomputer will take 600 million years. It is generally accepted that 50 quantum bits is the critical threshold to prove that a quantum computer has the potential to surpass traditional computers. The “九章” is named after a well-known mathematical treatise 九章算术 from ancient China.
The speed is 10 billion times faster than the 53 superconducting bits of quantum computing prototype released by Google last year. This achievement enables China to successfully reach the first milestone in quantum computing research: the superiority of quantum computing (also known abroad as “quantum supremacy”).
Trump’s gift to the US
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American study finds signs of coronavirus in US before China outbreak
US CDC says blood samples taken in nine states before cases were reported in Wuhan tested positive for antibodies for the pathogen.
Results indicate that infections might have happened in the western US earlier than previously thought, scientists say.
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Huawei’s First Chip Manufacturing Plant Completes Construction
This factory will be directly managed by a Shanghai-based R&D company on behalf of Huawei, and will not use any technology from the United States.
According to the plan, the factory will start producing 45 nm chipsets by the end of 2021, and go to 28 nm lithography technology. It will strive to use advanced processes below 20nm in 2022 to manufacture chips dedicated to serving its telecommunications products.
Bad boy, bad boy, what you going to do when they come for you?
- Hong Kong secessionist Joshua Wong was sentenced on Wed to 13.5 months in prison on two charges related to the siege of police headquarters in June 2019. Fellow secessionist Agnes Chow received 10 months, and Ivan Lam 7 months.
- Former opposition lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung has revealed he is seeking exile in Britain, ending days of speculation that he had fled Hong Kong, where he faces a raft of criminal charges stemming from last year’s anti-government protests.
- Jimmy Lai was denied bail possibly due to risks of fleeing HK, observers say, but legal experts cautiously optimistic about how Hong Kong’s judicial system can improve handling of secessionists.
Iconic Arecibo Observatory telescope collapses
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 12-1-20
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to a meeting held by the UN on Tuesday to observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.