Intelligent computing center in China's Henan to boost regional economy

A large intelligent computing center in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, started operation on Sunday with a current computing power of 2,000 PFLOPS.

The center will help promote industrial innovation and regional economic development.

The Henan Airport Intelligence Computing Center is designed as a Tier 1 data center. It includes 15 modular data rooms to meet the high-end training computational needs of enterprises involved in large model research and development.

Computing power refers to the volume of computational tasks a computer system can complete within a unit of time. One PFLOP, or petaFLOP, equals one quadrillion floating-point operations per second.

"The computing power has reached 2,000 PFLOPS. The computing center has been used for the research, development, application, and training of large models on government affairs, health care, and education," said He Xiangpeng, business manager of the computing center at the Zhengzhou Airport Digital City Development and Construction Co., Ltd.

By the first quarter of 2024, the computing power of the center can reach 10,000 PFLOPS. Once the first phase of the center is fully completed, it will achieve a computing power of 30,000 PFLOPS, effectively filling the gap in Henan's super large intelligent computing center domain.

"The applications of the intelligent computing center are very extensive, covering a variety of fields including smart manufacturing, smart cities, smart healthcare, financial technology, and sci-tech innovation. This diversification of applications can drive industrial innovation and regional economic development," said Wei Wenpu, deputy general manager of the Zhengzhou Airport Digital City Development and Construction Co., Ltd.

Intelligent computing center in China's Henan to boost regional economy

President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae Myung has expressed his hope that his upcoming visit to China will help eliminate past misunderstandings and issues, underscoring the importance of ties between the two countries.

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Lee will pay a state visit to China from Jan 4 to 7. It will be Lee's first visit to China since he took office.

In an interview with China Media Group (CMG) in Seoul on Wednesday, Lee acknowledged the existing misunderstandings and issues between the two countries, noting that addressing these issues is a key goal of his visit.

"The current international landscape is turbulent, with escalating issues among various countries. In this context, the relationship between the Republic of Korea and China holds significant importance for us. the ROK and China are deeply interconnected in many areas, including history, economy, geopolitics, politics and security. Northeast Asia's peace, stability, mutual respect, and common prosperity are crucial for both countries," said Lee.

"Admittedly, there have been some misunderstandings and issues between the ROK and China, which have hindered the development of bilateral relations to some extent. Therefore, the purpose of my upcoming visit to China is to minimize or eliminate these past issues, foster a leap in our bilateral relations to a new level, and solidify the ROK and China as partners that mutually support each other's development," he said.

ROK President hopes to reduce misunderstandings with China during upcoming visit