China’s Subsea Ambition: Powering the AI Race with Global “Thermal Debt” (opens in new tab)

China’s underwater data centers advance AI dominance while exporting environmental costs, forcing the United States to balance competitiveness with accountability and global regulatory leadership. China has deployed its first commercial underwater data center, developed by Hailanxin (Beijing Highlander Digital Technology Co., Ltd.), off the southeastern coast of Hainan Island, in shallow coastal waters of the South China Sea. […] The post China’s Subsea Ambition: Powering the AI Race with Glo...