People wait to cross a street in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

People wait to cross a street in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - The photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows employees walking out of Chinese technology company Huawei's European-themed data center in Guian New Area in Guiyang, in southwestern China's Guizhou Province. China is on course to nearly double its data centre capacity within the next five years, as globally countries aim to avoid a computing crunch that could stymie AI expansion. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH: China-economy-tech-AI, FOCUS by Agatha CANTRILL

The photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows employees walking into Chinese technology company Huawei's European-themed data center in Guian New Area in Guiyang, in southwestern China's Guizhou Province. China is on course to nearly double its data centre capacity within the next five years, as globally countries aim to avoid a computing crunch that could stymie AI expansion. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH: China-economy-tech-AI, FOCUS by Agatha CANTRILL

The photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows Chinese technology company Tencent's data center in Guian New Area in Guiyang, in southwestern China's Guizhou Province. China is on course to nearly double its data centre capacity within the next five years, as globally countries aim to avoid a computing crunch that could stymie AI expansion. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH: China-economy-tech-AI, FOCUS by Agatha CANTRILL

The photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows a man taking photos of Chinese technology company Huawei's European-themed data center in Guian New Area in Guiyang, in southwestern China's Guizhou Province. China is on course to nearly double its data centre capacity within the next five years, as globally countries aim to avoid a computing crunch that could stymie AI expansion. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH: China-economy-tech-AI, FOCUS by Agatha CANTRILL

(FILES) The photo taken on August 4, 2026 shows children playing with robot Pangda at the Hangzhou Robot school in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. A steady buzz is growing around China as advanced robotics emerges as the next frontier of the global AI boom, encompassing both investor enthusiasm as well as alarm from rivals like the United States. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images)

The photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows the signage of Chinese technology company Huawei's data center in Guian New Area in Guiyang, in southwestern China's Guizhou Province. China is on course to nearly double its data centre capacity within the next five years, as globally countries aim to avoid a computing crunch that could stymie AI expansion. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH: China-economy-tech-AI, FOCUS by Agatha CANTRILL