BEIJING, September 29, 2026: China’s intelligent computing capacity has reached 2,185 EFLOPS, while the country has more than 5.15 million 5G base stations, according to figures cited by Xinhua at the 2026 China International Information and Communications Exhibition.

Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology Yu Xiaohui called for closer integration of artificial intelligence with information and communications networks. citeturn0search6

AI and communications

The policy direction reflects a shift from expanding basic network coverage toward combining communications infrastructure with AI computing, network intelligence and other digital capabilities.

Satellite and terrestrial networks

Officials also highlighted next-generation communications networks and low-Earth-orbit satellite internet, pointing toward greater integration between space-based and terrestrial systems.

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Source: Xinhua figures cited by the Vivekananda International Foundation.

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