CGTN: From 'potato capital' to 'token city': How a city in north China is transforming

CGTN: From 'potato capital' to 'token city': How a city in north China is transforming

CGTN published an article exploring how Ulanqab, a city in north China, is transforming its natural advantages into new growth drivers amid the global AI boom while balancing technological advancement and economic growth with ecological conservation to chart a path toward greener development. BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ulanqab, a city in north […]

CGTN: From ‘potato capital’ to ‘token city’: How a city in north China is transforming

BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ulanqab, a city in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is known as China's "potato capital" and "oat capital." Today, it is tapping its abundant wind and solar resources to power the growth of its computing industry, turning its natural advantages into new drivers of economic growth.Since China launched its national "East Data, West Computing" project in 2022, Ulanqab has accelerated the...