China Opens First Photonic Computing Lab to Sidestep US Chip Curbs
On June 11, 2026, Shanghai Jiao Tong University inaugurated the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Integrated Photonic Computing Chips and Systems — China’s first dedicated industry-academia platform for photonic computing. The lab’s director,…
China’s $295B AI Data Center Plan Squeezes Out Nvidia
On June 9, Bloomberg reported that Chinese government agencies have finalized a blueprint to spend approximately 2 trillion yuan ($295 billion) over five years on a nationwide network of interconnected AI data centers. The plan, coordinated by the…
China’s Photonic Computing Bet: Can Light Outrun Silicon in the AI Race?
When the Chinese Academy of Sciences quietly opened the doors to the country’s first dedicated photonic computing laboratory in Beijing last week, the move barely registered in Western financial press. That’s a mistake. The facility…
