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The Silent Shift: Why China’s AI Compute Complex Is Poised for a Structural Re-Rating
While US investors debate massive Big Tech capital expenditures and rising bubble risks, an alternative AI expansion playbook has unfolded in China. Chinese models already generate 85% of global token volume in complex tasks, domestic chip self-sufficiency is expanding rapidly, and abundant power grid reserves provide China with a strategic infrastructure edge over the US. Yet, key Chinese data center operators and cloud giants trade at a fraction of US multiples amid historically depressed institutional positioning. This report outlines the core thesis behind the structural re-rating of China's compute ecosystem, along with the primary assets positioned to capture this trade.