The vice governor of Hainan isn’t normally the center of attention at high-profile political meetings like this month’s ‘Two Sessions’ gathering in Beijing. But Xie Jing attempted to seize the national spotlight last week when he submitted an ambitious proposal to turn the island province into the country’s premier hub for cross-border data flows.
Hainan, which has already started construction on China’s first underwater data center, isn’t the only locality vying for a pie
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