Guizhou secures $1b Apple cloud center

Tech behemoth's first such facility in China comes as it ramps up spending to outcompete local rivals

Apple Inc will invest $1 billion to build its first China data center in Guizhou province, in a move to meet local consumers' growing demand for better cloud services.

The move is part of a deal Apple signed with the Guizhou provincial government on Wednesday and came as the US tech giant intensifies resources to compete with local rivals.