China has approved licenses for 166 foreign companies to pilot value-added telecommunications services, including internet data centers and information services, in select zones. Analysts believe this move offers opportunities for multinationals but will likely have a limited impact on the domestic market due to existing competition and pilot zone restrictions.
Beijing is moving to make green electricity usage a key metric in the operation of new data centre projects, as part of a major push to align the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence with national carbon goals, according to an action plan released Friday. The policy document, jointly released by four bodies – the National Energy Administration, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and National Data Administration – encouraged operators...
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology reports the country has achieved 1,882 exaflops of computing power, while the US holds roughly 50-75% of global AI computing capacity according to Stanford estimates. Unlike China, the US does not publish a unified national figure as most AI infrastructure is privately owned and measured using different standards.
