[China's AI Computing Power Overwhelms the Grasslands: Ulanqab Plans 12.5GW, Surpassing OpenAI's Stargate] Breaking News from Beating AI: China's AI computing power is surging into Ulanqab, a prefecture-level city under the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. According to data from Goldman Sachs, the total committed capacity of operational, under-construction, and planned data centers in the area amounts to approximately 12.5GW, surpassing the initial 10GW target set by OpenAI for Stargate. However, only about 1.2GW is currently operational. This wave of expansion has mainly occurred over the past year. Over 70% of Ulanqab's committed capacity has been added in the last year. DeepSeek plans to build a self-operated data center of about 1GW, while Xiaohongshu is reportedly considering a project of approximately 600MW. Companies like ByteDance and Alibaba have also entered the scene. The area offers cheap land, affordable electricity, cold weather, and proximity to Beijing. Dedicated fiber optics have reduced the average latency between Ulanqab and Beijing to under 5 milliseconds. [Original Link]