China’s Claims About Breaking Quantum Encryption ‘Should Make Us Uncomfortable’: Expert

A laser tests the optical waveguide of a chip for quantum computing in a laboratory in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on Sept. 14, 2021. Thomas Kienzle/AFP via Getty Images

A group of Chinese scientists is claiming that it has developed a means of breaking public encryption using quantum computing.

In a paper published online in late December, 24 Chinese researchers claimed that they had developed a means of using quantum computing to break the RSA public encryption system which is commonly used in the finance and telecommunications industries.