China's tech giants are racing to develop homegrown AI chips and advanced semiconductor manufacturing capabilities to compete with Nvidia and reduce dependence on Western technology amid escalating sanctions.
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At its Apsara Conference, Alibaba's Eddie Wu detailed a new AI accelerator, a massive next-generation model, and a 20GW data center buildout by 2032.
Rotating chairman Wang Tao detailed two new Ascend AI chips for 2027 and a chip-interconnect system meant to offset China's lack of the most advanced Nvidia hardware.