China's Intelligent Computing Capacity Reaches 2,185 EFLOPS as Utilization Hits 71.4%

3 articles · Updated · Global Times · Jul 20

China's intelligent computing capacity stood at 2,185 EFLOPS at the end of June 2026, according to official data released Monday.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said nationwide computing facilities were running at a 71.4% utilization rate, indicating substantial use of the expanded infrastructure.
The figures underscore China's rapid buildout of AI-related computing capacity as it scales national digital and artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

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