[News] China Claims No. 2 Globally in Computing Power, Holds 60% of AI Patents

According to a report from Central News Agency, China’s State Council Information Office held a press conference on August 14 to highlight the achievements of the country’s “14th Five-Year Plan” (2021–2025). Among these, China’s total computing power reportedly ranks second in the world, while its AI application scale has grown rapidly. As cited in the report, the official highlighted that China accounts for 60% of the world’s total AI patents.

China’s National Data Administration official noted the rapid growth of the country’s AI application scale. As cited in the report, he stated that as of the end of June this year, China’s average daily token consumption had exceeded 30 trillion—an increase of more than 300 times in just a year and a half.

He further noted that as of the end of June, China had built more than 35,000 high-quality datasets, with a total volume exceeding 400 petabytes (PB), as cited in the report.

The report adds, citing the Chinese official, that the training of AI models has also driven up demand for data transactions, with the cumulative transaction value of high-quality datasets nationwide reaching nearly RMB 4 billion as of the end of June this year.

At the same time, research by China’s National Data Development Research Institute indicates that the number of data companies in China exceeded 400,000 in 2024, with the scale of the data industry reaching RMB 5.86 trillion, as the report notes.

Huawei’s HarmonyOS is also highlighted as a representative of the rapid rise of China’s domestic operating systems. As noted by the National Data Administration and cited in the report, the HarmonyOS ecosystem has surpassed 1.19 billion devices, powering more than 1,200 types of products, including smartphones, cars, and home appliances.

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Please note that this article cites information from Central News Agency.