Among the 13 representatives, only one of them is Asian. He is a representative from a Japanese quantum research center.
After Walter finished speaking, he immediately voted for Intel Integrated Electronics Company's standard for quantum computers.
The rest of the representatives also start voting. Luckily, two representatives from Russian research centers voted for Hongxin. Including the other 3 representatives, Hongxin has 24 votes.
The rest of the representatives got 22 votes from Intel, 19 votes from IBM, and the rest are slightly behind.
"Hongxin is first!" Mr. Tian from China National Academy of Sciences' Computer Research Center, who is standing beside Lu Zixin, announced excitedly.
"Congratulations, General Lu!"
"Hongxin's standards are recognized by the international community. This is worth celebrating!"
A few representatives from China's research centers also look at Lu Zixin and congratulate him!
Lu Zixin also had a smile on his face. As long as this matter was settled, it would be much easier for the Hongxin Group to commercialize their quantum computer.
If the whole world adopts Hongxin's standards, then other parts manufacturers and computer research centers will have to follow them. Those without technologies will have to buy computers and hardware from Hongxin …
The results of the voting were out. Lancelot, the chairman of the IEEE, and Walter, the chairman of the American Computer Association, both looked down. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they were very unhappy.
Also, they had not announced the results, and nothing is set yet.
IBM's representative, Pleater, stared at the screen and gritted his teeth. Their company had always thought they are the pioneers in the quantum computer industry. How can they let someone else beat them to it?
"Absolutely not!" Pleater looks at Walter. Both of them had a secret conversation before the meeting.
"Chairman Lancelot." Walter greets Lancelot, indicating that he has something to say.
"Everyone, please wait for a while. We will be back soon." Lancelot said and left the meeting room with Walter to discuss the results.
The venue was still quiet, but Lu Zixin could keenly feel that there were many hostile gazes sweeping over him.
After a while, the two chairmen returned.
"Sorry to keep everyone waiting," Lancelot said apologetically. "I just had a discussion with Chairman Walter."
"Both associations believe that in terms of voting results, Hongxin, Intel, and IBM are far ahead of other companies."
"But …" He changed the topic. Lu Zixin and the representatives of the Huaxia Scientific Research Institution were immediately alerted.
Lancelot continued, "Given that the voting results of these three companies are too close, it means that each of them has a lot of supporters. For the sake of fairness, we have decided to conduct a second round and choose a unified standard from these three companies. This way, everyone will be more convinced. "
As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Zixin with a smile, like a polite gentleman.
Lu Zixin snorted coldly in his heart. He had expected that the voting would not be so simple! There are too many representatives from US companies and institutions in the room. Many representatives from countries like Japan also support the US standards.
Most importantly, the American Computer Association and the IEEE Association were the hosts of the voting!
Needless to say, the American Computer Association is America's national scientific research organization. Although the IEEE Association claims to be a stateless international academic organization, its predecessors are the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the American Institute of Radio Engineers. Its headquarters and main members are all Americans, so it is not surprising that they favor US companies.
"I object!" Before Lu Zixin could say anything, Mr. Tian could not hold it in anymore and protested. "The voting results are clearly Hongxin is first. There is no need to reselect!"
"I think so too. Hongxin's quantum computing is obvious to all, and this is the result of everyone's choice!" Lu Zixin also said righteously.
Lancelot was not angry. He maintained his smile and said, "Representatives, we have considered your opinions. Hongxin's quantum computing standard is indeed a good reference, but this time, we have chosen a standard for the entire industry. That is why we have to consider everyone's opinions. "
Walter also said, "The reselection is to make the results more accurate. If everyone supports your standard, you will still get the most votes!"
"The two chairmen are right. I support the reselection!" Pleater took the lead to support the reselection, and the other representatives also expressed their support for the reselection.
"This … this is favoritism!" Mr. Tian did not speak in English. Instead, he spoke in Chinese.
"Professor Tian, let's just reselect. We will just stick to our vote." The person beside him said helplessly. How can the Chinese representatives not see through the other party's petty tricks?
But they have too many supporters, and even if they protest forcefully, they will not get any results.
"Fine. Since everyone wants to reselect, then we will reselect!" Lu Zixin stood up and said loudly, "Before the reselection, I have something to tell everyone!"
All the representatives looked at Lu Zixin, and Lu Zixin said loudly, "Just now, the two chairmen and Vice-Chairwoman Tolan had mentioned that this voting is to choose the most suitable standard for commercial quantum computing."
"Other than Hongxin's quantum computing technology, we have already demonstrated our technology. We have also successfully developed a large-scale commercial superconducting quantum computing technology! Facts have proven that using our standard is the right choice! "
"Oh my god, are they already able to commercialize a quantum computer?" Some representatives of foreign research institutions exclaimed.
"If this is true, then we can choose Hongxin's standard. This will save us a lot of trouble." Some representatives do not care if the standard is Hongxin, IBM, or Intel. They will choose whichever standard is more convenient for them.
"Words are not proof!" Pleater quickly said. "IBM had already commercialized quantum computing technology a few years ago."
If they do not talk about the performance, he is not wrong. Some representatives started to hesitate.
"Everyone, please keep quiet. We will now start the second round of voting. This time, there are only three choices. IBM, Intel, and China's Hongxin." Lancelot said.
The reselection has started again.
At the start, Lu Zixin and the rest of the Chinese representatives voted for Hongxin. They got 7 votes.
After that, some of the representatives who supported them also voted. Soon, the number of votes reached 23. IBM is second with 19 votes, followed by Intel with 10 votes. Five representatives abstained, and the rest are still observing.
Hongxin seems to have gained the upper hand in this short period of time. But Lu Zixin felt things will not be this simple. Intel's representative had not voted yet, and he should have voted for his company. But he did not do so.
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