White House Addressing China's challenges and strengthening cooperation with the G7 in areas such as anti-quantum codes
The leaders of the Group of Seven (U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada) (G7) met June 26-28 in Ermau, Germany, with the participation of the leaders of Argentina, India, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa, as well as Ukraine.
In the G7 joint communiqué after the meeting, it was stated that China and Russia are a common threat to the G7, and the word "China" appeared 14 times in the communiqué.
Reuters reported that the G7 made "unprecedentedly harsh criticism" of China in the communiqué. The Hill quoted a senior U.S. official as saying that the communiqué was "unprecedented" in the history of the G7.
Hong Kong's South China Morning Post believes that while many of the critical terms in the communiqué are undoubtedly clichés, the U.S. has previously been unsuccessful in convincing other G7 members to mention China-related issues in similar terms in their communiqués. The G7 communiqué mentions China 14 times, compared to four times in the communiqué a year ago.
G7 Joint Communiqué
The joint communiqué also highlighted G7 cooperation in the area of cybersecurity, including working together to address quantum computing attacks. "Develop and implement strong international cyber norms. Take steps to strengthen collective cyber defenses, including in response to new disruptive digital technologies such as quantum computing, and will continue to work closely to combat malicious use of cyberspace by state and non-state actors ...... continue to discuss ways to cooperate on emerging technologies, including new quantum-resistant cryptography standards."
The White House also issued a statement after the meeting that cybersecurity and quantum-resistant ciphers were ranked among the most important matters for the U.S., prioritizing them even higher than trade and finance. The statement said, "The G7 will commit to strengthening and enhancing our cyber cooperation; working with our close partners to achieve accountability and improve the stability and security of cyberspace.The G7 will also commit to new collaborations to deploy quantum-resistant ciphers with the goal of ensuring secure interoperability among ICT systems and facilitating the growth of the digital economy. "
In recent years, the United States has placed increasing emphasis on cooperation with its allies in the field of quantum technology, and has now signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation in Quantum Information Science and Technology with Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Nordic countries.
From July 12-14, the Q4I Quantum Information Science 4th Annual International Symposium will be held at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Center for the Advancement of Innovation. This event is part of the Global Connectivity Initiative, "designed to build an open ecosystem of government, academic and industry collaboration and shape the future of quantum innovation for the United States and its partners."
G7 Communiqué：
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/06/28/g7-leaders-communique/
