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By Jeffrey Wu, Project Syndicate | October 16, 2025

By advancing open AI models and investing in renewable-energy capacity, China is creating an energy-compute flywheel: more clean power enables more compute, which in turn optimizes the grid. This puts China at a distinct advantage vis-à-vis the West, where energy constraints are creating digital bottlenecks.

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