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‘China doesn’t want these built’: Trump claims Beijing is behind AI data centre protests
South China Morning Post
US President Donald Trump has accused China of fuelling the growing nationwide backlash against AI data centres, claiming Beijing is promoting resistance because the United States is pulling ahead in the global artificial intelligence race. “A big part of it is China,” Trump told Fox News on Tuesday during a California visit focused on the economy ahead of the midterm elections in November. “Look, whoever wins the AI race is going to win AI. It’s bigger than the internet. It’s bigger than maybe...
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