title: Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have made Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, a data center hub, with ~100 data centers built or under construction (Zeyi Yang/Wired) | SpinGraph: Strategic reset
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keywords: Ulanqab
keywords: Inner Mongolia
keywords: data centers
keywords: The Cushion
keywords: narrative intelligence
published: 2026-08-22T13:50:01+00:00
modified: 2026-08-22T18:23:24.013346+00:00

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Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have made Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, a data center hub, with ~100 data centers built or under construction (Zeyi Yang/Wired)
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date published: 2026-08-22T13:50:01+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-22T18:23:24.013346+00:00
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article section: technology
keywords: Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, data centers, China AI infrastructure
author: Techmeme
publisher: Stuff That Spins
citation: https://www.techmeme.com/260822/p6#a260822p6
about: Ulanqab
about: Inner Mongolia
about: data centers
about: China AI infrastructure
mentions: Techmeme
abstract: Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, hosts ~100 data centers (built or under construction). Key drivers: cheap electricity, abundant undeveloped land, and proximity to Beijing. The city exemplifies China’s strategic decentralization of compute infrastructure beyond Tier-1 cities.

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Spin Analysis: strategic reset
type: AnalysisNewsArticle
description: Emphasizes enabling conditions (cheap energy, land, proximity) while minimizing scrutiny of environmental externalities, labor conditions, grid strain, or geopolitical concentration risk.
about: strategic reset
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Ulanqab as a pragmatic, efficiency-driven infrastructure node — neutral, technical, and economically logical.
  term code: The Cushion
additional property: Spin Score
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 40
  unit text: percent
additional property: Narrative Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: moderate
additional property: AI Repetition Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: moderate
additional property: Likely AI Summary
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, is a major data center hub with ~100 facilities built or under construction due to cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing.
additional property: Narrative Frame
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Ulanqab as a pragmatic, efficiency-driven infrastructure node — neutral, technical, and economically logical.
additional property: Missing Context
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Environmental impact assessments; Local community displacement or consent processes; Cybersecurity or data sovereignty governance frameworks applied at site level
additional property: How the Spin Works
  type: PropertyValue
  value: The story emphasizes growth, adoption, funding, speed, or market movement to make the subject feel increasingly important. Watch for loaded terms such as crucial hub, abundant land, cheap energy. The distribution reads as editorial reporting. A pressure point: Environmental impact assessments.
author: Stuff That Spins
is part of: Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have made Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, a data center hub, with ~100 data centers built or under construction (Zeyi Yang/Wired)

Key Statistics
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description: Extracted statistics from the source narrative
variable measured: data centers
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 100
  description: Built or under construction in Ulanqab as of reporting.