Strider – China’s AI Infrastructure Surge

The main theme of the report is the People's Republic of China's (PRC) ambition to dominate the field of artificial intelligence (AI) through infrastructure expansion, military-civil integration, and targeted international engagement.

Key findings include: the PRC aims to deploy 105 EFLOPS of AI computing power by 2025; the PRC has built or announced plans to build over 250 AI data centers across the country; the projected total computing power exceeds 750 EFLOPS, significantly surpassing official targets; at least 88 of the 856 participants in the construction of AI data centers have ties to the People's Liberation Army of China.