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Why China’s Electricity Never Leaves, But Its AI Value Does Through Tokens

Summary by iChongqing
Chongqing - A developer in San Francisco sends an Application Programming Interface (API) request. Seconds later, the response comes back from a data center in China, where GPUs processed the task using electricity from the Chinese grid. In simple terms, while the request is sent from the U.S., the actual computing work—and the electricity needed to power it—takes place in China, before the result is quickly transmitted back, showing how even di…
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iChongqing broke the news in on Monday, April 13, 2026.
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