The communities opposing the construction of new data centers are not wrong to ask hard questions. However, it’s unfortunate that many of the facts are being distorted. Some of the reason for this is rooted in a foreign influence campaign designed to denigrate America’s artificial intelligence dominance so that China, in particular, can dominate the technology and jobs of the future.

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However, it’s unfortunate that many of the facts are being distorted. Some of the reason for this is rooted in a [foreign influence campaign](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/business/china-russia-ai-data-centers.html) designed to denigrate America’s artificial intelligence dominance so that China, in particular, can dominate the technology and jobs of the future.","freeMarkdown","kind1EventId","kind30023EventId","cff2a2642f8346e602cc3ca83b8cebf992d3c801cfa826127a65dbd19c460bf8","kind30023",{"_27":383,"_360":386,"_138":387,"_83":388,"_373":372,"_273":402,"_375":403},"2060664e03a0405af25802dc4964e1c63738019a23ab0f9ea894919f0cec6454c9944d863bc3722c644c7dccb7f482beae4ddcceb5a6d49f641ecf598e075144",30023,[389,392,393,396,397,399,400,401],[390,391],"r","https://foxvector.com/articles/5bba1c51-e549-4425-ad3a-5de09b4b6e09",[41,259],[394,395],"published_at","1787481000",[45,266],[398,254],"d",[295,260],[370,40],[141,372,40],"Communities raising concerns about new data center construction are justified in asking critical questions. 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