This buildout supports the "AI Plus" campaign and a directive from President Xi Jinping to coordinate the planning of computing power, electricity, and water supply. To stabilize these foundations, the State Council is promoting "suandian xietong," the coordination of computing power and electricity, to better integrate AI into the real economy. Beijing is managing the rollout through tiered, industry-specific policies designed to balance technical development with security assessments.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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China's Rural Villages Pay Price for AI Push Amid Grid Bottlenecks
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The Financial Times reports that residents of the Chinese countryside are facing adverse effects from Beijing's aggressive rollout of artificial intelligence infrastructure. While the state has expanded power generation, with Inner Mongolia hitting 117GW of wind capacity by June, the physical connection between plants and data hubs remains a bottleneck. A new substation takes three to five years to build, whereas a data hall can be completed in about 12 months.
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