Chinese-led team achieves world's first 10,000-km quantum-secured communication
HEFEI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- An international team led by Chinese scientists have realized quantum-secured communication across over 12,900 kilometers between China and South Africa.
Using the Jinan-1 micro-nano satellite and compact ground stations, this new breakthrough in quantum technology demonstrates the potential for secure quantum communication on a global scale.
In an international first, the team led by the University of Science and Technology of China enabled real-time quantum key distribution (QKD) between the satellite and miniaturized ground stations -- including one in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Leveraging this engineering achievement, Chinese scientists, in collaboration with their counterparts from Stellenbosch University, have successfully demonstrated the longest-distance hacker-proof communication across hemispheres to date.
（Editor:Liao Yifan）
