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China completes first part of a 'quantum internet'

Binglin Chen

Published Jan 1, 2017• 3 citations

Abstract

China was due to have completed the world's longest quantum communication line – a 2000 km link between Beijing and Shanghai, as Physics World went to press.

DOI: 10.1088/2058-7058/30/1/17

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