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China has reported an enormous amount of domestic artificial intelligence (AI) compute power, which some experts suggest could be a 'dark pool' thousands of times larger than public figures indicate, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

China's AI Compute Power Revealed

China has disclosed a staggering amount of domestic artificial intelligence (AI) power, pointing to what some experts believe could be a 'dark pool of compute' thousands of times larger than its public reports suggest. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), China has achieved 1,882 exaflops – short for exa floating-point operations per second. This translates to 1,882 quintillion, or billion billion, calculations per second.

Potential to Exceed Estimates by 6,000 Times

The figure reported by MIIT is more than 6,000 times higher than current estimates. This significant discrepancy suggests that China may possess vast uncounted computing resources, implying that its actual capabilities in the AI technology race could be substantial. This has critical implications for the global AI market and security.

*Source: SCMP (2026-04-23)*

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