Overview of the China Cloud Computing Industry Development White Paper

In recent years, cloud computing technology has rapidly expanded in China, with the China Cloud Computing Industry Development White Paper providing a detailed analysis of the industry chain structure.

The industry’s main users are internet, transportation, logistics, finance, telecom, and government sectors, and data volumes have surged across these fields.

The cloud computing industry chain is divided into upstream core hardware (chips such as CPUs and flash memory), mid‑stream IT infrastructure (servers, storage, networking), and downstream cloud ecosystem (platforms and cloud‑native applications).

China’s chip sector remains a strategic weakness; domestic server chip development includes Alpha, ARM, MIPS, x86, Power architectures, with projects such as Loongson, Zhaoxin, Tianjin Feiteng, Huawei Kunpeng, and Chengdu Shenwei, while RISC‑V gains attention.

Storage chip development is led by companies like Unisoc and Wuhan Xinchip, focusing on 12‑inch DRAM, but design and manufacturing still lag behind global leaders, with advanced process nodes (7 nm) monopolized abroad.

Major Chinese cloud providers are advancing their own platforms: Huawei Cloud’s Kunpeng services, Alibaba Cloud’s “Feitian” distributed computing platform and proprietary cloud, and Tencent Cloud’s joint solutions with Sugon.

Database offerings such as Huawei’s GaussDB and OceanBase, and cloud‑native technologies like Huawei’s KubeEdge and Alibaba’s edge containers, illustrate rapid domestic innovation.

Global vendors (Microsoft, IBM, HP, SAP, Oracle, Google, VMware) also compete in China’s market, prompting a need for autonomous, secure, and high‑quality cloud development.

The paper concludes that China should accelerate industry‑specific cloud adoption, strengthen core technology independence, and promote a secure, robust cloud ecosystem to boost the digital economy.