China is preparing to begin building a super-secure version of the internet that's broadcast from up in SPACE.

Beijing is set to launch the world's first "quantum satellite" which is specifically designed to test out experimental communications technology.

Experts from the People's Republic believe their work will spark a second space race as Russia, Europe and America compete to master the technology.

"Definitely, I think there will be a race," said Chaoyang Lu, a physicist from the University of Science and Technology of China.

"If the first satellite goes well, China will definitely launch more."