55 h. ago 3M at China Wind Power 2025: innovations empowering the future of green energy

3M at China Wind Power 2025: innovations empowering the future of green energy  PR Newswire

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7 d. ago China–ASEAN at a Crossroads: Navigating Regional Futures in an Era of Great Power Competition

China–ASEAN at a Crossroads: Navigating Regional Futures in an Era of Great Power Competition  Asia Society

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8 d. ago Space Pioneer raises $350 million as China’s commercial launch boom accelerates

Space Pioneer raises $350 million as China’s commercial launch boom accelerates  SpaceNews

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1 week ago How US Gulf partnerships could thwart China’s AI leadership plans

In a global first, China has launched a cutting-edge commercial underwater data centre in Hainan. The facility has the potential to upgrade digital service offerings, increase Beijing’s share of global internet traffic and serve as a magnet for foreign direct investment from global technology giants. To make progress, China must find a competitive edge, given the fast-expanding infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, where rivals in the artificial intelligence (AI) race...

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2 w. ago China: World’s first commercial underwater data centre with 1,433

China: World’s first commercial underwater data centre with 1,433-ton cabin goes live  Interesting Engineering

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2 w. ago In a first, China launches commercial underwater data centre to power data future

The world’s first commercial underwater data centre is now operational in China’s Hainan, as the island province pushes to attract foreign investment by expanding the blue economy in the country’s largest pilot free-trade zone. The servers manage digital services from restaurant recommendations to travel hacks, and will be installed in a 1,300-tonne underwater data cabin – equivalent to the weight of 1,000 passenger cars – after the first phase of construction was completed in Lingshui county...

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2 w. ago China to launch commercial underwater data center — facility expected to consume 90% less power for cooling

China to launch commercial underwater data center — facility expected to consume 90% less power for cooling  Tom's Hardware

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2 w. ago China tests underwater data centres to reduce AI carbon footprint

Power-hungry data centres run hot, so one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in the sea off Shanghai with hopes of solving computing’s energy woes. On a wharf near the city, workers were finishing off the large yellow capsule – a foray into alternative tech infrastructure that faces questions over its ecological impact and commercial viability. The world’s websites and apps rely on physical data centres to store information, with the growing use of artificial intelligence...

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3 w. ago Household income growth holds key to Chinese consumption hopes: ex

China should make greater efforts to boost household income over the next five years as the world’s second-largest economy looks to consumption to power future growth, a former senior official said. Yang Weimin, a former deputy head of the Office of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs, made the comments ahead of next month’s fourth plenum of the Communist Party’s Central Committee. Committee members will discuss the country’s next five-year plan, with the economic...

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