China’s Trillion-Dollar Investment in Six Networks for AI Era

As China vies with the US for technological supremacy, it is launching a massive infrastructure initiative known as the Six Networks. This trillion-dollar push aims to lay the groundwork for long-term growth in an artificial intelligence-driven era. The program, part of Beijing’s latest Five-Year Plan, integrates major infrastructure projects like power grids, data centers, and telecommunications networks to support the country’s AI ambitions. By 2030, China plans to upgrade its electricity, water, telecommunications, computing, logistics, and underground pipe networks at a cost exceeding $5 trillion. The Six Networks initiative is a comprehensive effort to modernize China’s physical and digital systems….