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Beijing ramps up computing power to boost 'token economy' in tech race with US
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Fusion42 · 22 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Beijing is adding 50,000 petaflops of AI computing capacity in H2 2026 to reach 130,000 petaflops by year-end, whilst backing an open-source RISC-V + AI OS stack to reduce dependence on Western chip architectures. This move positions China to scale AI adoption across industries and create domestic alternatives to Arm and Intel.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure and Semiconductors.
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If you sell AI chips, inference hardware or accelerators to Chinese customers, Beijing just committed to building local alternatives at scale. Your margin depends on staying ahead of the RISC-V + AI OS stack they're subsidising — that clock is running now.
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