China is shifting its new data centers to rural Eastern locations as it looks for extra AI power
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China’s move to rural eastern sites for AI data centers—chasing cooler climates and cheaper land while local wages lag—shows how quickly compute demand reconfigures geography. Western operators should expect similar pressure to push AI infrastructure into lower-cost, politically palatable regions and should map talent, latency, and grid constraints before following.
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