# A new skyline of data centres rises across rural China

https://mins.news/en/item/70325

- BBC News, 2026-09-22 22:04 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm5ydz4kl65ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Huge data centres are being built among the potato fields of Inner Mongolia, turning Ulanqab into a digital frontier for China’s AI ambitions. The expansion combines computing infrastructure with efforts to attract talent, promote affordable open-source models and give Beijing a larger role in setting global AI rules amid competition with the US.

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