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The Chinese AI Infrastructure Boom: Introducing the SemiAnalysis China Datacenter Model
SemiAnalysis · Sep 25, 2026 · 11:58 AM ET
1,000+ facilities across 60+ operators mapped, built retail-first and flipped by AI, largest hyperscaler leases 1/5 national capacity, 100MW in 12 months, Eastern Data Western Compute
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