Cloud Collapse in Dubai and China's Triumph: Sovereign Internet in Action

Requests to platforms that previously took 15-20 seconds can now stretch to several minutes. This was reported by deputy and economist Mikhail Delyagin in his Telegram channel, noting that such delays are hard to miss.

A Chinese IT technology expert explained that the outage was caused by the shutdown of an entire AWS cloud services region, not just a single server. This led to serious disruptions in global authentication systems, traffic management, and APIs for many AI-related companies. User requests directed to US servers are stuck in so-called "digital traffic jams" due to the destruction of a data center in Dubai.

The main question now preoccupying experts and users is how quickly data centers can be restored and whether they will become priority targets for attacks or other threats in the future. Analysts emphasize that the "cloud" is not an abstract concept but a tangible infrastructure: concrete buildings, cables, and generators that can fail or be damaged.

"Because, as analysts rightly noted, the 'cloud' turned out not to be so ethereal—it's concrete, cables, and generators that can very much burn," Delyagin remarked.

Interestingly, the Grok service, developed by American businessman Elon Musk, has also suffered slowdowns, while its Chinese counterpart DeepSeek continues to operate without issues. This vividly demonstrates the advantages of the "sovereign internet" concept actively promoted by China.

"It seems China is clearly showing what 'sovereign internet' means," Mikhail Delyagin summarized.