INSIDE CHINA UNLIKELY AI COMPUTING HUB

What happened: Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia has become a hub for AI computing, with data centers from Apple, Alibaba, Huawei, ByteDance, Kuaishou and VNET Group, and 22 computing-power projects under construction in the Ulanqab Chahar High Tech Development Zone. Key numbers: Why it matters: The region is moving up the value chain beyond hosting data centers, targeting green computing, token trading and AI applications. A zero-carbon industrial park is planned to draw over 80 percent of its electricity from renewables, and Horinger computing centers already source 85 percent from green energy.

Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia has become a hub for AI computing, with data centers from Apple, Alibaba, Huawei, ByteDance, Kuaishou and VNET Group, and 22 computing-power projects under construction in the Ulanqab Chahar High Tech Development Zone.

The region is moving up the value chain beyond hosting data centers, targeting green computing, token trading and AI applications. A zero-carbon industrial park is planned to draw over 80 percent of its electricity from renewables, and Horinger computing centers already source 85 percent from green energy.