China launches platform to help research software run on domestic computing systems

China on Monday launched a homegrown software platform designed to make it easier for scientific research programs to run on domestic computing systems, addressing a key bottleneck as the country seeks to develop an independent and efficient scientific computing software ecosystem.

The platform, known in Chinese as "Yisuan Fangzhou", or "Heterogeneous Computing Ark", was jointly developed by the Computer Network Information Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other institutions.

It targets problems including software adaptation, code migration and complicated research workflows.

China has made rapid progress in developing domestic computing hardware, but researchers say the software needed to support the hardware still lags behind. In some cases, research code written for other computing environments is difficult to move to domestic systems, as engineering simulations may still require some complex manual work.

The new platform is designed to connect the full process from algorithms and code conversion to research applications. Its base layer integrates 16 high-performance computing tools adapted to domestic computing architectures, with core computing performance improved by more than 10 times in some cases, according to the developers.

The platform also includes BoundX, a code-conversion model that can help adapt existing research code to different domestic computing environments, reducing the need for time-consuming manual rewriting.

"For example, research teams in China working on new materials can use our platform to independently and quickly build application software suited to domestic computing systems. This can enable faster iteration in materials research and support structural screening," said Wang Yangang, a researcher at the Computer Network Information Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Developers said the platform is expected to lower the technical threshold for moving mature software and existing research codes onto domestic computing systems by achieving seamless integration of the entire chain of algorithms, codes, and applications.

China launches platform to help research software run on domestic computing systems

The coast guard of east China's Fujian Province on Monday conducted routine law enforcement patrols in accordance with the law in the waters near Kinmen, said a spokesperson for a regional branch of China Coast Guard (CCG).

Since the beginning of June, the Fujian coast guard has dispatched task groups to strengthen control and management over relevant waters, said Zhu Anqing, spokesperson of the CCG Donghai Branch.

Zhu added that this is an effective step to protect the legitimate rights and interests, as well as the lives and property of fishermen on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and to ensure orderly navigation and activities in the waters between Xiamen and Kinmen.

A video released by the China Coast Guard shows the Fujian Coast Guard broadcasting a message to Kinmen Vessel 3585 before the Dragon Boat Festival that fell on June 19.

"Kinmen Vessel 3585, this is China Coast Guard Vessel Gaodeng. Our formation is currently on course 052, speed 10 knots. Please keep clear," said a CCG member.

"Kinmen Vessel 3585, this is China Coast Guard Vessel Gaodeng. As the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait share the same roots and bloodlines, we wish you a safe and happy festival. May you return home soon, and may we be reunited as one family at an early date," said another CCG member.

Fujian coast guard conducts routine patrols in waters near Kinmen