# China accelerates AI build-out with clusters and high-capacity fiber

https://mins.news/en/item/21022

- CGTN, 2026-08-09 14:36 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-09/Clusters-and-fibers-China-accelerates-AI-build-out-1Ptq5WPdWyk/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China has activated its first AI supercluster using 100,000 domestically produced chips and brought a 10,000-card cluster online in the Greater Bay Area for large-model training. Researchers in Shenzhen are developing four-channel optical fiber, while a national platform now monitors and schedules more than 60% of the country’s computing power.