America v China: who controls Asia’s internet?
Amid an explosive data and AI boom the superpower contest hots up
Nusajaya Tech Park looks like a normal construction project. Cranes and building materials sit scattered around this industrial site in Johor, Malaysia, located just 15km from the border with Singapore. But appearances are deceptive. Nusajaya is at the heart of the enormous data-centre boom that is taking place in one of the world economy’s fastest-growing regions. From here you can see the digital war between America and China unfold before your eyes. For America the view isn’t pretty. Even as it builds-up its military presence in Asia, it risks falling behind in the digital contest.
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