Safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the biggest common denominator between China and the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday when holding talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing.
Noting that the Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-U.S. relations, Xi told Trump that if it is handled properly, the bilateral relationship will enjoy overall stability.
Otherwise, the two countries will have confrontations and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in great jeopardy, Xi said, emphasizing that "Taiwan secession" and cross-Strait peace are as irreconcilable as fire and water.
Maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the biggest common denominator between China and the United States, he said.
At the invitation of Xi, Trump is on a state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday.
Safeguarding peace, stability across Taiwan Strait biggest common denominator between China, U.S.: Xi
Chinese scientists have developed a programmable quantum computing prototype called "Jiuzhang 4.0" that has set a new world record for optical quantum information technology, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature.
Led by the University of Science and Technology of China, the team used the prototype to solve the Gaussian boson sampling problem at a speed more than 10 to the 54th times that of the world's most powerful supercomputer, the study said.
The researchers said they manipulated and detected quantum states of up to 3,050 photons -- a significant leap from the 255 photons achieved with the previous "Jiuzhang 3.0."
Current mainstream quantum computing technological routes include superconducting, ion trap, photonic, and neutral atom systems. The "Jiuzhang" series of prototypes encodes quantum bits using photons and performs quantum computation through the manipulation and measurement of these photons.
Since its successful construction in 2020, the series has undergone several upgrades, achieving "quantum computational advantage" and repeatedly setting world records.
Chinese scientists develop 'Jiuzhang 4.0,' setting new world record in quantum computing
