This year, China has come up with some impressive technological feats. But as 2025 draws to a close, its latest invention may be the grandest yet: a 1,243-mile-wide computing power pool, essentially allowing the country’s top computing centers to operate as a unified system.

Last week, state-run Science and Technology Daily reported the launch of the Future Network Test Facility (FNTF), a giant distributed AI computing pool capable of connecting distant computing centers. The high-speed optical network spans across 40 cities in China, measuring at about 34,175 miles (55,000 kilometers)—enough to circle the equator 1.5 times, according to the South China Morning Post .

But the biggest advantage of the system stems from its efficiency, as it not only connects each computer hub but a

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