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China lights up 100,000-card AI supercluster in Zhengzhou

Jul 10, 2026SOURCE: chinadaily.com.cn
SO WHAT

The next advantage shifts to whoever controls large-scale compute before the old system prices it as scarcity.

China has brought its first domestically built 100,000-card AI supercluster online in Zhengzhou. The signal is material and strategic: compute is becoming the new industrial base, and the window for dependence is narrowing.

goes live in Zhengzhou

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