{"slug": "china-doesnt-want-these-built-trump-claims-beijing-is-behind-ai-data-centre", "title": "‘China doesn’t want these built’: Trump claims Beijing is behind AI data centre protests", "summary": "President Donald Trump claimed that China is behind community protests against AI data centres in the United States, saying Beijing is spending money to promote resistance because the U.S. is ahead in the AI race. Trump made the remarks while also threatening Iran with 'a tremendous attack, the biggest since World War II' if it does not comply with his demands on the Strait of Hormuz. He argued that AI data centres bring economic benefits, including lower taxes and higher property values, and warned that communities rejecting them are 'making a big mistake.'", "body_md": "# ‘China doesn’t want these built’: Trump claims Beijing is behind AI data centre protests\n\nTrump threatens Iran with ‘a tremendous attack, the biggest since World War II’ if it fails to comply with his demands on Strait of Hormuz\n\n[Beijing is promoting resistance](https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3356680/chinese-propagandists-stoking-dissent-over-trump-tariffs-and-data-centres-openai-says?module=inline&pgtype=article)because the United States is pulling ahead in the global artificial intelligence race.\n\n[midterm elections in November](https://www.scmp.com/topics/us-midterm-elections-2026?module=inline&pgtype=article).\n\n“Look, whoever wins the AI race is going to win AI. It’s bigger than the internet. It’s bigger than maybe anything that has happened for literally hundreds of years.”\n\nTrump alleged that China was actively encouraging resistance to new AI infrastructure in the US.\n\n“The communities that are giving us a hard time, a lot of people think that’s China-oriented. You know that China doesn’t want these … They’re spending a lot of money on promoting ‘don’t … you know, build’ because we’re beating China in AI,” he said.\n\nCalling AI data centres a “tremendous thing”, Trump argued that the facilities brought significant economic benefits. He said many of the new plants generated their own electricity and could sell excess power back to the grid at low cost, helping reduce taxes while boosting nearby property values.\n\nCommunities rejecting such projects, he warned, were “making a big mistake”.\n\n“We’re really doing a great job. I approved … It was my idea, actually,” Trump said.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-doesnt-want-these-built-trump-claims-beijing-is-behind-ai-data-centre", "canonical_source": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3363022/china-doesnt-want-these-built-trump-claims-beijing-behind-ai-data-centre-protests?utm_source=rss_feed", "published_at": "2026-08-05 06:49:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-05 07:47:17.975149+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "China", "Iran", "Strait of Hormuz"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-doesnt-want-these-built-trump-claims-beijing-is-behind-ai-data-centre", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-doesnt-want-these-built-trump-claims-beijing-is-behind-ai-data-centre.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-doesnt-want-these-built-trump-claims-beijing-is-behind-ai-data-centre.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-doesnt-want-these-built-trump-claims-beijing-is-behind-ai-data-centre.jsonld"}}