Photo taken on Dec 9, 2016 shows scientists working at a quantum communication ground station in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]

Other countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Austria and Singapore are also pursuing quantum communication. Many of them are interested in cooperating with China.

"Micius and the quantum communication fields will be good platforms for large-scale, cross-disciplinary scientific research around the world," Pan added.