China Faces Hurdles in Bid to Boost Computing and AI Despite Data Center Growth
• China aims to boost computing power and AI but faces hurdles like lack of unified market, shortage of talent, and inefficient usage • Data centers saw growth but overall public computing investment slowed recently • Fragmentation and uncoordinated local investment may hinder catch-up efforts • Beijing needs to enable tech giants to cooperate on indigenous computing ecosystem • Lack of unified standards causes losses for over 80% of computing firms