Quantum Computing capabilities from China

I have been reading and trying to map the capabilities China is working on Quantum Computing.

I have used the same map of capabilities I have build but now highlighting the Chinese companies (prívate or state-owned) to understand what are the main players in this landscape.

A table with more details

CapabilityUS CompaniesChinese Companies
Superconducting Qubit HW & ScalingIBM, Google Quantum AI, Rigetti, MicrosoftOrigin Quantum, SpinQ, Aliyun (Alibaba Cloud)
Silicon Spin Qubits & Quantum Dot / CMOS-Based HWIntel, Atom ComputingOrigin Quantum (Quantum Dot)
Quantum Annealing HWD-Wave Systems (HQ in Canada, but key US presence/investments)None explicitly prominent in public search results.
Error Correction / Fault Tolerance / Quality ControlIBM (Logical Qubits, roadmaps), Google Quantum AI, IonQ, QuantinuumOrigin Quantum, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Research)
Cloud Services and Hybrid Classical-Quantum AccessIBM Quantum, Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure Quantum, Google Quantum AIOrigin Quantum (Wu Yuan Cloud), Huawei Cloud (HiQ), China Telecom Quantum Group (Tianyan Cloud)
Software Tooling SimulatorsIBM (Qiskit), Microsoft (Q#), Google Quantum AI (Cirq), Rigetti (Forest), QC WareOrigin Quantum, Baidu (Research on algorithms)
Hybrid SolversD-Wave Systems (Canada), IBM, Google Quantum AI, MicrosoftCompanies with cloud platforms generally offer hybrid solvers.
Quantum-safe communicationQuantum Xchange, Qrypt, MagiQ Technologies, QuSecure, AT&TQuantumCTek, China Telecom Quantum Group, Qasky, Huawei
Quantum networking HWQunnect, IonQ (Trapped-ion systems)QuantumCTek, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Micius satellite)
Photonic interconnects & quantum repeatersPsiQuantum, InfleqtionQuantumCTek, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Micius satellite)
Photon-based networking infrastructureAT&TQuantumCTek, China Telecom Quantum Group (Beijing-Shanghai Backbone)
Photon detectionGeneral quantum optics suppliers (often specialized US/European firms, less major corporate focus)QuantumCTek (Optoelectronic products)
Full stack integration & ModularityIBM (System Two), IonQ, RigettiOrigin Quantum, SpinQ

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