China wants in on U.S. AI data center boom. Here's why

China and the U.S. may be competing for dominance in artificial intelligence, but some Chinese manufacturers are eyeing the U.S. data center buildout as an opportunity. "We can see very big potential in the U.S. market," said S.K. Lee, a global vice president with Singapore-registered Brightray, an AI infrastructure company. "The China market is equally important, but we can see that there's a stronger demand in the U.S." Brightray's sole manufacturer is Chinese firm PrefabDC, which makes prefabricated data centers. Brightray manages the construction of the buildouts. Even with public backlash over the AI data center buildout growing, the U.S.