On September 24, 2026, the Chinese language website of French international broadcaster RFI (Radio France Internationale) reported that China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group revealed new construction plans for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers in Europe and the Middle East, ahead of the US-China summit meeting.

The article introduced that a few days before the US-China summit meeting, Alibaba announced its policy to establish its first cloud areas in Finland, the Netherlands, and Turkey within the next year, in addition to expanding its data centers in Malaysia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France, and Hong Kong.

The article also mentioned that Alibaba CEO Wu Yongming (U Yongmin) announced targets for expanding computing capabilities for training next-generation AI foundation models at the annual cloud conference held in Hangzhou City. It reported that the company is considering training ultra-large-scale AI models with 5 trillion to 10 trillion parameters and aims to expand the computing capacity of its data centers to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2032.

Furthermore, it was introduced that a new self-developed AI chip 'Zhenwu V900' was also announced at the conference. It was reported that the company emphasizes this chip possesses the strongest performance in China.

The article reported that the Chinese government is focusing on achieving technological self-reliance, and this is promoting the adoption of domestically produced chips by Chinese companies as a substitute for foreign-made chips.