China will likely develop national standards for post-quantum cryptography in the next three years as it pours funds into research, according to a leading expert in the field.Governments around the world ?are rushing ?to develop post-quantum ?cryptography algorithms designed to be secure against future quantum computers which would be so powerful that current ?encryption methods would be rendered useless.China's new five-year plan released last week elevated quantum technology to a core future strategic industry alongside sectors such as embodied AI, nuclear fusion and brain-computer interfaces, and outlined its goal to develop a scalable quantum computer.The ?U.S. finalised its first set…