A National Tech Showcase Returns
The China International Big Data Industry Expo 2026 is scheduled to take place in Guiyang, Guizhou province, from August 28 to 30, 2026. The annual event, one of China's most prominent platforms for the digital economy, will this year unveil more than 40 new achievements spanning advanced computing power, artificial intelligence and industrial digital transformation.
Key Themes
- Computing power: New breakthroughs in AI training infrastructure and data centre capacity
- AI innovation: Demonstrations of large model applications across manufacturing, healthcare and smart cities
- Industrial digitalization: Solutions for traditional sectors seeking to integrate data-driven workflows
- Smart computing capacity: China's national smart computing infrastructure, which reached 2,185 EFLOPS in H1 2026
Strategic Significance
Guiyang has emerged as China's de facto big data hub, hosting the annual expo since 2015. This year's event underscores Beijing's commitment to building domestic AI and computing infrastructure — part of the 'new infrastructure' strategy that is a pillar of the new-quality productive forces agenda.