China's 'potato capital' cultivates new crop of data centres as AI boom takes root
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AI data centres are replacing potato farms around Ulanqab in China’s Inner Mongolia as the region attracts investment tied to the AI boom. The expansion is reshaping local livelihoods and raising concerns about water use in a drought-prone area.
On the windswept plains of China's Inner Mongolia, potato farms are making way for sprawling AI data centres. CNA visited Ulanqab, where the boom is transforming livelihoods and raising questions about water sustainability in a drought-prone region.
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