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Why Chinas Belt and Road Is Shifting to Digital Infrastructure
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In this episode of China Economy with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a major shift in Beijing's infrastructure strategy: from concrete ports and railways to digital infrastructure. As the yuan stabilizes around 6.77 per dollar and the trade-weighted dollar index hits 120.4, China is doubling down on cloud computing, 5G, and AI hubs across Southeast Asia and Africa. The hosts discuss the implications for US tech dominance, using Huawei's cloud expansion in Thailand and Alibaba's data centers in Indonesia as concrete examples. They also explain how this digital Belt and Road could reshape global data governance and supply chains, drawing on recent trade data and currency movements. A focused, data-driven conversation about economic strategy in a multipolar world.