A new skyline of data centres is rising from the rolling plains of rural China
For years, it has been China's official "potato capital". But now its fields have also become construction sites for a slew of data centres, as Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meet to discuss AI safety among other things.Hundreds of workers in yellow helmets carry heavy equipment into the building site as welding sparks fly off metal scaffolding. Above them huge cranes move with precision to build rooftops, while men balance on ladders to plaster brickwork."This is China speed," jokes one worker.
- ▪For years, it has been China's official "potato capital".
- ▪But now its fields have also become construction sites for a slew of data centres, as Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meet to discuss AI safety among other things.Hundreds of workers in yellow helmets carry heavy equipme
- ▪Above them huge cranes move with precision to build rooftops, while men balance on ladders to plaster brickwork."This is China speed," jokes one worker.
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A new skyline of data centres is rising from the rolling plains of rural ChinaByLaura BickerChina correspondent, Reporting fromUlanqab, Inner MongoliaPublished3 minutes agoIn the expansive grasslands of Inner Mongolia, farmers are picking plump potatoes alongside new neighbours: huge, rectangular blocks that will fuel China's AI platforms.Ulanqab, with its steppes and volcanoes, is an unlikely digital frontier. For years, it has been China's official "potato capital". But now its fields have also become construction sites for a slew of data centres, as Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meet to discuss AI safety among other things.Hundreds of workers in yellow helmets carry heavy equipment into the building site as welding sparks fly off metal scaffolding.
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