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China Can Build the Data Centres. America Will Still Own the Outcome.

The physical lead is measured in gigawatts. The real advantage depends on what people build with them.

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Brian Decoded
Sep 20, 2026
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Trump told reporters this month, “whoever wins AI wins.”

He’s right that it matters. He’s probably wrong about what winning looks like.

The scoreboard everyone watches shows model releases and benchmark scores. The one underneath it is measured in gigawatts. Here’s the number that should stop you cold.

The US has more data centre capacity than the next fou…

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