China drafts $295 billion plan to build national AI data center grid running on 80% homemade silicon — projected 2028 timeline could run into limits of local chip production

Beijing's $295 billion AI buildout would require 80 percent domestic chips, locking out US suppliers

China plans to invest roughly $295 billion in a nationwide AI data center network over the next five years, Bloomberg reports. At least 80 percent of the technology would come from domestic suppliers like Huawei.…