It was not only Baruch who fainted.

In one day, the incidence of heart disease on Manhattan Island rose by almost 10 percent.

The bleak stock market fell like a waterfall through the last psychological line of defense, just like the pessimistic expectations of the North American economy.

The ripple effect soon swept through global financial markets, pushing like dominoes from the Pacific Ocean across the Atlantic Ocean and from the stock market to the futures market......

What does it mean if an existing cryptosystem fails?

It's not just about the risk of password theft and bank runs.

Rather, it means that all financial products will be out of guarantee due to the failure of a series of algorithms such as RSA.

The first to be hit are digital cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and the online business platforms that originally opened the Bitcoin payment channel have closed the interface to the Bitcoin wallet and no longer support digital currency payments, trying to dissociate themselves.

The collapse was followed by a series of financial derivatives.

Existing cryptographic rules, if confirmed to be unreliable, will have the same impact on credit-based financial markets as quantum computers have on Bitcoin.

In the context of the double kill of the stock market and the bond market, the entire Wall Street is gloomy.

But then again.

They are the ones who hype up the threat from the other side of the Pacific all day long, they are the ones who transfer their domestic contradictions to that side, and they are the ones who blame China's cyber warfare forces for the cyber security problem.

Although Hua Guo did not make a move, and it was tantamount to taking the initiative to provoke an information war that would not be beneficial, there is no doubt that this time they really have the ability to win this war.

The chaos under the panic is nothing but the fulfillment of expectations.

And this can be regarded as self-inflicted evil......

At the same time, at the scene of the 20th Asia-Pacific Network Information Security Summit, looking from the stage to the stage, the crowd was crowded with black pressure.

Delegates from more than 20 countries, as well as dozens of non-profit international organizations and institutions, sat quietly in their seats, waiting for the meeting to begin.

Although the American side was absent from the meeting as last time, their seats were still reserved at the conference table, and even two bottles of mineral water were placed.

Standing in front of the stage, Vice Minister Yang from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China delivered a speech on "Co-creating Internet Information Security" and "Quantum Encryption Algorithms and Quantum Communication".

Although just two days ago, the vast majority of the participants had nonchalant expressions on their faces, after yesterday's financial turmoil triggered by the United States, almost all of them cheered up 120 percent and listened attentively to every word that Vice Minister Yang said, for fear of missing every detail.

The presentation lasted a full fifteen minutes, and finally came to the question session.

Vice Minister Yang stopped talking, looked around the staircase room, and then handed over the opportunity to ask questions to all the participants.

Soon, more than a dozen hands were raised in unison.

He picked a random questioner in the front row and nodded to him, signaling that he could stand up and ask questions.

"May I ask Mr. Yang, does the quantum encryption algorithm mean that we can solve the security risks caused by quantum computers once and for all?"

Rising to ask questions was Clark, the chairman of the International Information Systems Security Certification Alliance, who had just arrived in Shanghai and was assessing the risks that quantum computers might pose to existing communication rules and the financial order.

Changing encryption algorithms is not an easy thing to do, and this is true for any country and organization.

If he had to change it, he would at least have to figure out how long the algorithm would last.

"Unfortunately, the quantum encryption algorithm cannot solve this problem permanently, in essence, it is still a computational cipher, not unconditionally secure, if it is a quantum computer with more than 2000 qubits, it may only take a day to crack its code."

Looking at Chairman Clark, who was full of caution, Vice Minister Yang continued.

"If we want to really solve this problem once and for all, we need unconditionally secure means of communication. In fact, the quantum submarine fiber optic cable project we are advancing is prepared for this purpose. ”

"As for quantum encryption algorithms, its real meaning is not to solve any problems once and for all, but to help us get through the chaotic period brought about by technological change and buy time."

Hearing this reply, Chairman Clark nodded and sat back thoughtfully.

Immediately afterwards, the representative from Great Britain stood up and said in a skeptical tone.

"Why not tighten the regulation of quantum computers? At the very least, limit the scope of its use. It seems that your country has not considered the impact that the sudden disclosure of such information could have on the existing Internet and financial order. Of course, I am not speculating that China is deliberately causing the current turmoil in the global financial markets, but I think everyone will have such questions...... Haven't you ever thought it would be like this? ”

Although he said absolutely nothing, the British representative almost did not put the word distrust on his face.

After hearing this, the sound of whispering gradually spread in the conference room.

Yesterday's financial turmoil was not limited to North America, but almost the whole world, including China itself. It's just that relatively speaking, the impact on China is probably the smallest, or even negligible.

After all, A-shares have been lying there all the time, and they haven't gotten up much......

In the face of the British representative's question and the inquiring gaze of all the participants, Vice Minister Yang smiled faintly, looked at him and said.

"I thought about it, but did we warn you?"

This was addressed to the representative of the United Kingdom, as well as to the entire audience.

The moment he heard this, the expression on the British representative's face froze significantly, and then a trace of embarrassment appeared. Embarrassed expressions also appeared on the faces of the other participants, and they looked away from the faces of Vice Minister Yang who was standing on the stage.

It seems like......

I really reminded it.

It's just that none of them took it too seriously.

After all, no one expected that everything would come so suddenly, and the originally half-dead quantum computer technology would actually complete a breakthrough in key technologies in just a few months, and it would directly reach the stomach in terms of computing power.

524 qubits ......

This is especially to add up all the supercomputers that are not on the list into a string, and they all have to be trampled into the dirt by it. If they had known that there was such an awesome technology, how could they not have worked hard to update the encryption algorithm.

"As for your previous question," after a pause, Vice Minister Yang said with a faint smile, "In theory, this can indeed be done in our country, and in fact we are doing it, you can rest assured of this." ”

Hearing this, the British representative felt that most of the pressure on his shoulders had been relieved, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Vice Minister Yang gave him a step down.

"We sincerely thank you for your efforts on this issue...... At the same time, we look forward to your increased responsibility. Of course, we will also cooperate with ......"

After leaving two high-sounding polite words, he quickly sat back down.

Immediately after that, it was the Japanese representative who got up.

As soon as he stood up, he couldn't wait to ask.

"Is your Congress considering exporting this technology? Or in any form of cooperation, allowing quantum computers to enter the market in a free form......"

The moment he asked the question, almost everyone in the scene pricked up their ears.

Including the British representative, who had just sat down earlier, almost did not have a knee reflex to get back to his feet.

Facing the eager gaze of the audience, Vice Minister Yang's expression on his face did not change much, and he replied in a normal tone.

"Not for the time being, but we are not restricting quantum computers from providing computing services for non-military purposes to offshore institutions and enterprises, such as docking via satellites or submarine fiber optic cables. If your country is interested, our company will be happy to discuss specific cooperation matters with your company. ”

Hearing this, the Japanese representative showed a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face.

Computing services provided by offshore servers......

It's fine if it's just an ordinary factory or small and medium-sized enterprise, but for Canon, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and other large enterprises that are related to the lifeblood of the national economy, as well as some laboratories involved in sensitive research, how can they safely connect their core competitiveness to a computer located abroad.

Keenly seeing through the change in the expression on the face of the Japanese representative, Vice Minister Yang did not say anything to death, and said with a smile.

“…… Of course, nothing is absolute. After we complete the reform of the domestic information industry, perhaps China's semiconductor companies will consider their own development needs and open up foreign markets. Of course, this is pure market behavior, and we don't interfere with it, or even encourage them to do it! ”

Hearing this, many people in the conference room struggled to resist the urge to roll their eyes.

Pure market behavior?

Hehe.

What about liars!

However, even if they knew this, they couldn't do anything about it.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten, and this has been the case since ancient times. Just like today's controlled nuclear fusion, a small core turned an unknown number of vicious robbers into licking dogs.

Even the Yankees, who have always been high-minded, have had to compromise on certain issues, especially in the face of Star Tech's patent stream. The hooligans have no choice but to watch them frantically output above the heads of their own high-tech companies, and finally ask if East Asia Power's express delivery can be faster, the fusion reactor in Los Angeles has been waiting too long......

As soon as the Japanese delegates sat down, and before the next delegates could get up to speak, the door at the back of the conference room next to them suddenly opened.

The participants in the lecture hall turned their heads with surprised expressions on their faces.

There's no need to guess who the person who came in was.

There were only two empty seats and two bottles of mineral water left in the entire conference room.

Looking at the US representative who walked into the venue and sat down at the conference table with a gloomy face, Vice Minister Yang was slightly stunned, and a playful smile immediately appeared on his face.

Didn't you say you wouldn't come?

Why does it smell so fast?

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