Chinese AI startup Zhipu AI (Z.AI) has completed and commenced full-scale operations of a 1-gigawatt (GW) data center built exclusively with domestically manufactured semiconductors, directly challenging US export controls on advanced chips. The facility, which supports the development of its "GLM" series large language model, utilizes over 10,000 Chinese-made AI semiconductors and is the largest data center built by a Chinese AI company. Zhipu AI also finalized the acquisition of "Zhongke Jiahe," a Chinese AI infrastructure software firm founded by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to improve operational efficiency. Separately, Huawei unveiled its "Atlas 950 SuperPod" supercomputing system, linking thousands of self-developed AI chips. The Chinese government plans to invest approximately CNY 2 trillion (approximately $295.6 billion) over the next five years to promote nationwide data center construction. Additionally, around 20 Chinese AI semiconductor firms, including SenseTime, Huawei, Cambricon, and Moore Threads, launched the "Galaxy Initiative" to jointly build a token operations center, establish five AI GPU clusters of 10,000 cards each, and support 200 AI startups.