EFLOPS measure the speed of computer systems. It equals 1 quintillion floating-point operations per second.

　　By 2025, the country aims to boost its aggregate computing capacity to 300 EFLOPS, with AI computing power projected to rise to 35 percent of the total.

　　This push aligns with a national strategy to position computing power as the “new engine“ of the digital economy.

　　Wu Hequan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, emphasized that every yuan ($0.139) invested in computing power drives 3 to 4 yuan in GDP growth. “In the global race for AI leadership, expanding computing power supply is critical,“ he noted.

　　Wu also emphasized the pivotal role of cutting-edge digital tools in boosting corporate productivity and reducing operational expenditures.

　　He projected robust growth for AI-driven software and services in the coming years, forecasting their emergence as a major catalyst for national economic expansion.

　　At the summit, State-owned telecom carrier China Telecom unveiled its upgraded intelligent cloud ecosystem, cementing its role as a linchpin in China's AI infrastructure.

　　With its Tianyi Cloud, or China Telecom Cloud, now ranking as the nation's largest cloud service provider by revenue — 113.9 billion yuan in 2024, surpassing Alibaba Cloud — the company is positioning itself as the “National Cloud“ to spearhead China's transition from digitization to intelligent transformation.

　　“Cloud is the cornerstone of AI development,“ said Ke Ruiwen, chairman of China Telecom, during his keynote speech. “The company is committed to building Tianyi Cloud into a world-class intelligent cloud platform that integrates computing power, data, models and applications.“