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Jackson School Professor\u00a0Saadia Pekkanen<\/a>, an outer space expert,\u00a0was featured in last week’s Forbes “Editor’s Pick” for her article on China’s recent launch of a\u00a0quantum communications satellite<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new satellite was designed to help\u00a0China\u00a0develop long-distance quantum communication that secures corporate and government information, ultrafast quantum computers, and whole quantum networks.<\/p>\n

Pekkanen argues that though it may be hard for Western and more established competitors to accept, China has an unquestionable lead at this stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jackson School Professor\u00a0Saadia Pekkanen, an outer space expert,\u00a0was featured in last week’s Forbes “Editor’s Pick” for her article on China’s recent launch of a\u00a0quantum communications satellite. The new satellite was designed to help\u00a0China\u00a0develop long-distance quantum communication that secures corporate and government information, ultrafast quantum computers, and whole quantum networks. Pekkanen argues that though it may<\/p>\n

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