China Launches Supercomputing Core Node With 100,000 AI Cards

2 articles · Updated · Global Times · Jul 9

China’s national supercomputing internet core node officially went online Wednesday at the 2026 Henan Artificial Intelligence Conference in Zhengzhou.
More than 100,000 AI computing cards will be available externally, creating the largest single domestic AI computing resource pool since the national supercomputing internet platform was launched.
The core node is designed to coordinate and dispatch computing resources nationwide, handling operational management and resource scheduling across the network.
It also integrates supply-demand matching and industrial incubation services, extending the project beyond infrastructure into broader AI ecosystem support.

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