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CHINA TARGETS 9,800 EFLOPS BY 2030 WITH $532B SPEND

China's AI compute capacity surged 177% year-over-year to 2,185 eflops by June, with plans to reach 9,800 eflops by 2030 through approximately $532 billion in IT infrastructure investment.

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China says its AI compute capacity rose 177% YoY to 2,185 eflops by the end of June, and targets 9,800 eflops by 2030 via ~$532B in IT infrastructure spend (Howard Liu/South China Morning Post)

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