China''s Hainan province has officially launched the world''s first commercial underwater data center, marking a major milestone in its efforts to expand the blue economy and attract foreign
This Draft is the first local document to mention the removal of foreign ownership restrictions on internet data center (“IDC”) services, following the MIIT Circular on April 10, 2024,
As global trade faces rising tariffs and growing protectionism, China is moving in the opposite direction by opening one of its doors wider. That door is Hainan, a tropical island now being
This marks a new stage in the development of the Hainan FTP, which enables freer flows of goods, capital, personnel and data, supported by zero tariffs, low tax rates and a simplified tax
The "Regulations" support domestic and foreign enterprises in building international data centers in Hainan Free Trade Port and operating international data center businesses.
(Xinhua/Zheng Yue) A journalist reports on a model of an undersea data cabin for an undersea data center, in Lingshui, south China''s Hainan Province, Sept. 25, 2025.
This pioneering infrastructure deployment, positioned 35 meters below sea level in a 1,433-ton cabin housing 24 server racks, is heralded as a milestone in sustainable digital infrastructure.
Hainan''s Free Trade Port (FTP) is moving from promise to reality. On October 17, at the 2025 China Industrial Transfer Development Matchmaking Event (Hainan) held in Haikou, 110 new
The project will provide strategic support for scientific innovation, industrial upgrading, and cross-border data flows in the Free Trade Port, helping position Hainan as a hub for international
The southern island of Hainan is the next experimental cross-border data hub. Last week, Hainan released two rules paving the way for international data services in its Free Trade Port.
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