On August 28, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued an announcement. In accordance with the 'Notice from the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Organizing and Conducting the Construction of National Computing Power Interconnection and Interworking Nodes' (MIIT Office Information Management Letter [2026] No. 35), after applications, reviews, and evaluations from various regions, 17 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government), including Beijing, have been designated as regional nodes for national computing power interconnection and interworking. This is now announced.