August 3, 2026 — China's Quantum Standards Play Meets the West's Chokepoint Strategy

Two co-leads on the same quantum geopolitics fight: China stands up a national quantum standards committee modeled on its 5G playbook, while a new IISS analysis argues Western export controls have become deliberate industrial strategy. Plus D-Wave's fraud-detection deal with Nasdaq Verafin, an IBM-RIKEN quantum advantage claim on a real materials problem, and OptQC and NTT's deepening optical quantum push.Linked sources: China Forms Quantum Standards Committee to Coordinate Industry Development — The Quantum InsiderWestern Quantum Export Controls Are Evolving Into an Industrial Strategy, IISS Analysis Says — The Quantum InsiderD-Wave and Nasdaq Verafin Announce Agreement for Quantum Computing Application Development — The Quantum InsiderBlueQubit, IBM, and RIKEN Demonstrate Quantum R&D Potential — Quantum ZeitgeistOptQC and NTT Strengthen Collaboration on Large-Scale Optical Quantum Computing — The Quantum InsiderQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.