China Puts Quantum Technology Among Priorities in New 2030 Cyber Industry Plan

Insider Brief

• China has named quantum technology as a priority frontier field in a new 2026-2030 plan aimed at strengthening the country’s cybersecurity and information technology industries.
• The plan also targets advances in high-end chips, software, AI, cybersecurity, blockchain, brain-computer interfaces and other strategic technologies.
• The document does not specify quantum-related funding, technical milestones or which areas of quantum computing, communications or sensing will receive priority.
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China has identified quantum technology as one of a group of frontier fields targeted for development under a new five-year plan aimed at strengthening the country’s cybersecurity and information technology companies.

According to The China Daily, the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission released the action plan Friday, laying out priorities for China’s cyberspace industry from 2026 through 2030. The document calls on companies to pursue advances in quantum technology, high-end chips, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other areas that Beijing considers important to technological competitiveness.

China Daily is a state-owned English-language newspaper affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party’s Publicity Department.