By LI Linxu

In its latest move to build a national integrated computing power network, China has released an implementation plan on further carrying out the "east data, west computing" project.

The plan, jointly released by five authorities including the National Data Bureau and the National Development and Reform Commission, aims to unleash the power of computing to spur high-quality economic development.

By the end of 2025, a comprehensive computing power infrastructure system is expected to basically take shape, according to the plan.

It will fully leverage the leading role of national hub nodes and pool the strengths of different regions to contribute to building a digital China.

By then, the newly added computing power in the national hub nodes will account for more than 60 percent of the country's new computing power, said the plan.

The utilization rate of computing power resources in the national hub nodes will be significantly higher than that of the country's average.

A data center under construction in Guizhou province. (PHOTO: XINHUA)

In the newly built data centers of the national hub nodes, the proportion of green electricity is expected to exceed 80 percent.

The plan calls for further improving the accessibility of various kinds of computing power, cutting costs, and enhancing the reliability of key technologies.

Efforts will be made to coordinate computing power among China's eastern, central and western regions, promote integrated application of computing power, data and algorithms, and advance the integration of computing power and green electricity, according to the plan.

Incentive measures will be rolled out later by relevant departments, according to the plan.

The "east data, west computing" project, launched in 2022, is establishing eight national computing hub nodes and 10 national data center clusters to channel more computing resources from the country's eastern regions to its less developed yet resource-rich western areas.