Chongqing has unveiled a high-stakes blueprint to transform the Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle into a premier global destination for artificial intelligence and high-end computing. The municipal government's newly released action plan for 2026-2030 sets an aggressive target to reach 100,000 PFLOPS of intelligent computing power by the end of the decade. This surge in capacity is designed to anchor the region’s digital infrastructure, providing the raw horsepower necessary for next-generation industrial and consumer AI applications.
The plan emphasizes a synergistic ecosystem where Chongqing and neighboring Sichuan province will share data, computing resources, and application scenarios. By 2030, the city aims to foster 20 vertically integrated large-scale AI models with national influence and establish over 10 industrial pilot bases. This transition reflects a shift from general-purpose digital growth to specialized, industry-specific AI solutions that can be applied to the region’s massive manufacturing and automotive sectors.
Beyond sheer hardware, the initiative prioritizes the "Digital Chengdu-Chongqing" concept, which seeks to integrate policy and market access to lower barriers for AI commercialization. Officials expect the region to lead Western China in daily token usage, a metric that indicates high levels of active engagement with AI services. This move suggests Chongqing is moving past being a hardware-centric hub to becoming a vibrant software and data-processing ecosystem.
Strategically, this push aligns with Beijing’s broader 'East Data, West Computing' initiative, which aims to decentralize China's digital economy away from the saturated coastal cities. By leveraging the lower energy costs and geographical advantages of the interior, Chongqing is positioning itself as a critical node in China’s tech self-reliance strategy. The success of this 2030 vision could fundamentally rebalance the country's economic geography toward the west.