China plans to accelerate building of computing power interconnection nodes

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has issued a notice on accelerating the building of a nationwide system of computing power interconnection nodes.

According to the notice, China will build computing power interconnection nodes in national hub areas, major strategic regions and key industries.

The ministry said the move aims to enhance the utilization efficiency of public computing resources, raise service quality, and promote the high-quality development of computing power nationwide.

In 2022, the first phase of the "China Computing Power Network," known as the "Intelligent Computing Network," was officially launched. The network connects and manages more than 20 computing power centers of different types across different locations, with its aggregate computing power gradually increasing to 5E Flops, equivalent to 500 trillion calculations per second.

China plans to accelerate building of computing power interconnection nodes

Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, met with the European Parliament's delegation for relations with China led by chair Engin Eroglu in Beijing on Wednesday.

Li, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China is willing to work with the European Union (EU) to strengthen communication, enhance mutual trust, deepen cooperation, and pursue mutual benefit and win-win outcomes.

He said China stands ready to join hands with the EU to address global challenges, promote exchanges and cooperation among legislative bodies, effectively utilize communication mechanisms, and advance the sound and stable development of China-EU relations.

Eroglu said the EU stands ready to work with China to contribute to the development of EU-China relations.

Senior Chinese legislator meets European Parliament delegation