China invests $6.1 billion in data centre projects

China is investing $6.1 billion in its data infrastructure

The funds have paid for the construction of eight computing hubs as part of China’s so-called ‘East Data, West Computing’ initiative, launched in 2022 by Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

The initiative involves storing data in the more economically developed eastern regions of China and processing it in the western regions, which have plenty of land and energy but lower data demand.

The $6.1 billion investment includes the deployment of three server hubs on China’s east coast and five hubs in China’s central/western corridor.

China has plans to create ten national data center clusters. China’s massive investment in computing comes as it faces increasing restrictions from the US, which has limited exports of some advanced computing products.

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