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China’s Chip cities
Where China’s Domestic Chip Industry Is Taking Shape
 • Andrew Stokols
The "Low trust-Open Source" Paradox of AI Adoption in China:
The reasons China has turned to open source AI are not the ones people usually mention
 • Andrew Stokols
EVs, batteries, and data centers: The Transformation of Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor
From Japanese automotive estates to Chinese EV factories and hyperscale data centers, the Eastern Seaboard is being transformed into a launching pad for…
 • Andrew Stokols
CITY REPORT: Hefei 合肥 - Local state as venture capitalist
“Unique aspects of Hefei’s approach includes aggressive efforts to woo high-tech companies and take direct ownership stakes, which is premised on that…
 • Andrew Stokols
China is trying to create a national network of cloud computing centers
With implications for AI development and the future of its cloud ecosystem
 • Andrew Stokols
CITY REPORT: Shenzhen and the "low altitude economy"
Shenzhen is at the forefront of the "low-altitude" economy which encompasses drones, low-altitude personal flying vehicles, and other small flying…
 • Andrew Stokols
Mapping China's inland data centers
A national vision, China's East Data West Compute 东数西算 is a series of local infrastructure projects involving data centers, new energy infrastructures…
 • Andrew Stokols
Inside China's Connected Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration for Autonomous Vehicles
China's approach to testing and trialing AVs has relied on close integration of cloud computing, local infrastructure, precision maps. But is it…
 • Andrew Stokols
How is China's "Eastern Data Western Compute"（东数西算) developing?
A progress report on China's plan to boost "computing power" through nationwide cloud computing infrastructure
 • Andrew Stokols
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