# China likely to have standards for post-quantum cryptography in 3 years, expert says

- slug: china-likely-to-have-standards-for-post-quantum-cryptography-in-3-years-expert-says-reuters
- date: 2026-03-19
- category: Quantum Computing

China is building its own path on post-quantum cryptography — and the expert backing that push is no marginal figure.

Wang Xiaoyun, the Tsinghua University cryptographer who helped break the MD5, SHA-0, and SHA-1 hash functions that underpinned a generation of internet security, told Reuters thi...

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