Cryptography in Chinese consists of two characters meaning "secret coded". Thanks to Ch'in Chiu-Shao and his successors, the Chinese Remainder Theorem became a cornerstone of public key cryptography. Today, as we observe the constant usage of high-speed computers interconnected via the Internet, we realize that cryptography and its related applications have developed far beyond "secret coding". China, which is rapidly developing in all areas of technology, is also writing a new page of history in cryptography. As more and more Chinese become recognized as leading researchers in a variety of topics in cryptography, it is not surprising that many of them are Professor Xiao's former students.

中文密码由两个字符组成，意思是“秘密编码”。由于秦超韶和他的继任者，中国剩余定理成为公钥密码学的基石。今天，当我们观察到通过互联网互连的高速计算机的不断使用时，我们意识到密码学及其相关应用的发展远远超出了“秘密编码”。在所有技术领域都在迅速发展的中国，也正在密码学领域书写新的历史篇章。随着越来越多的中国人被公认为密码学各领域的领先研究者，他们中的许多人都是肖教授以前的学生也就不足为奇了。