China Wants 115,000 Nvidia Chips to Power Data Centers in the Desert By Andy LinMackenzie HawkinsColum MurphyJames Mayger Graphics by Jin WuAdrian Leung July 8, 2025 Yiwu Advanced Computing Cluster There’s a construction boom under way on the edge of the Gobi desert in Xinjiang, where cranes are at work in fields of rock and the sound of jackhammers fills the air.Here in the modest county of Yiwu, China is building out its ambitions to lead the world in artificial intelligence.The futuris...