China building dam on Mabja Zangbo River near Indian border

China building dam on Mabja Zangbo River near Indian border

• Satellite images show that China is constructing a new dam on the Mabja Zangbo River, geospatial intelligence researcher Damien Symon has claimed. 
• The dam will be sitting just a few kilometres north of the Indian-Nepali-Chinese border trijunction. Satellite images show work is being done on the Mabja Zangbo River in Tibet’s Burang County since 2021. 
• While the construction of the dam is not complete, it does pose questions regarding China’s hegemony on water supplies downstream in the future.
• Mabja Zangbo River flows downstream into the Ghaghara or Karnali River before eventually meeting the Ganges in India. Mabja Zangbo originates from Mount Kailash.

Canada to Commercialise World’s First Photonic-based Quantum Computer

• Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new federal investment to build and commercialise the world’s first photonic-based, fault-tolerant quantum computer. 
• According to a news release from the Prime Minister’s website, the investment of 40 million Canadian dollars ($32 million) will enable Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc., a Toronto-based Canadian quantum computing company, to develop the quantum computer which will have the potential to provide world leading capabilities to help solve complex data problems and could be used in a variety of sectors such as finance, transportation, environmental modelling, and health.
• Earlier this month, Canada launched its National Quantum Strategy, which invests an additional 360 million Canadian dollars ($288 million) to help solidify Canada as a global leader in quantum technologies.