Does China Have Enough Water for Its Thirsty AI Data Centers?

Commentary According to China’s Ministry of Water Resources, China has nearly one-fifth of the world’s population but only about 6 percent of global freshwater resources. That presents planners in Beijing with a challenging problem: How to support 20 percent of humanity, more than 18 percent of global economic output, and an expanding digital economy, with […]
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- Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 8:23 am IST
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