# Ulanqab

From Potatoes to Pixels: How a Rural Chinese Outpost Became the World’s 'Token Factory'

The remote city of Ulanqab is reinventing itself as China's 'Token Capital,' leveraging its cool climate and cheap green energy to host massive data centers for firms like Huawei, Apple, and DeepSeek. While it aims to control a significant portion of China's AI computing power by 2026, it faces challenges in building a local talent pool and avoiding low-margin utility competition.