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Race for the Superconducting Quantum Computing Cloud

China’s independently developed 6-qubit superconducting quantum computing cloud platform online. Based on its self-developed quantum computer “Wuyuan 悟源”, equipped with a 6-qubit superconducting quantum chip Quafu KF C6-130, the fidelity, coherence time and other technical indicators have reached the international advanced level.

09-02-20
Toronto-based Xanadu announced the release of the world’s first publicly available photonic quantum computing platform. Applicants can access 8, 12, and soon 24 qubit machines over the cloud.

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Jilin-1 failed launch

The launch of the “Jilin-1 吉林一号 ” high-division 02C satellite by a Qizhou-1A carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre was abnormal and the mission was lost. The specific causes are being further investigated and analysed.

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Dolphins in the Gulf of Aden

Members of the 35th escort fleet of the Chinese PLA Navy were greeted by hundreds of dolphins during their convoy mission in the Gulf of Aden. The dolphins swam alongside the fleet for more than 2 hours, bringing enjoyment to the crew members.
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Caucasus 2020

The first batch of Chinese PLA soldiers departed on Y-20 cargo planes to take part in the “Caucasus 2020” 高加索-2020 strategic drills in Russia. The Caucasus 2020, running from Sep 21 to 26, is Russia’s largest joint military exercise this year.
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China will fight if:

China must be a country that dares to fight, but the fight must be morally justifiable, which is, China is not a country that bullies the small, but it has no option but to go to war.

第一，对方是现状打破者，事实要确凿无疑。

　　第二，对方是复杂局势中的挑衅者，我方是被挑衅者，事实也要非常清楚。

　　第三，我方在开战前为挽救局势做了艰苦的外交和政治努力，要让国际社会有目共睹。

　　第四，战争的第一枪是对方开的，而不是我方开的，国际社会对此是清楚的。

　　第五，极端形势下，如果我方要开第一枪，需要事先发最后通牒，堂堂正正地开启正义战争。

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Covid-19 vaccines developed by Sinopharm

The two new inactivated coronavirus vaccines developed by Sinopharm, a state-owned pharmaceutical firm, have been used on an emergency basis, and hundreds of thousands of people have been vaccinated, with no apparent adverse reactions and no one infected; among them, tens of thousands of people who went overseas to high-risk countries and regions after receiving the vaccine have so far achieved zero infection.

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Updated HarmonyOS 2.0

Huawei unveils updated Harmony OS on Thursday – a self-developed operating system widely seen as alternative to Google Android – and gave its direct response to US escalated crackdown on its technology & supply chain.
All Huawei Smartphones Will Support Harmony OS in 2021 Amid Android Ban.

Huawei released testing version of its updated self-developed operating system HarmonyOS 2.0 to developers, and it is scheduled to release a version for mobile phone in December, Yu noted. “HarmonyOS will be used in smartphones in next year,” he said.

The development is considered the Chinese tech giant’s direct response to the expanded ban from the Trump administration as the tech cold war between the US and China heats up and poses a severe threat to the global supply chain, particularly as September 15, the deadline for cutting off the supply of chipsets to Huawei looms.