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Jul 20, 2026 · Archive
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Z.AI Completes A Gigawatt Data Center Running Only Chinese Chips

The Shanghai complex reaches roughly one gigawatt of capacity with zero foreign chips inside, built to train Zhipu AI's GLM model family.

  • The Shanghai facility now totals around 1 gigawatt of computing capacity, Bloomberg reports.
  • Every processor inside the complex is Chinese made, none supplied by Nvidia or other foreign vendors.
  • Z.AI will run the site to train its GLM family of large language models.

Why it matters: Export controls were built to deny this exact capability; it got built anyway, only at home.

Bloomberg ↗ · Jul 20, 20267/20/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check