Base Standard & Downloads

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Relationship with the Base Standard

The Community Data Center Standard — China Edition and the Base Edition (Community Data Center Standard) are parallel and equivalent independent frameworks, not subordinate branches of each other.

Key Commonalities & Differences

Dimension	Base Edition	China Edition
Five Pillars	Same	Same — core framework preserved
Clause Numbering	Original	Maintained for international cross-reference
Compliance Mechanism	CBA (Community Benefit Agreement) based	Mapped to social stability risk assessment, special public welfare funds, investment promotion evaluation, and other Chinese statutory mechanisms
Standards Referencing	Base Standards (ISO/IEC, etc.)	Base Standards + parallel Chinese GB/GB-T references
Data Disclosure	Default transparency	Compliance-based disclosure — differentiated treatment for CII and non-CII
Legal Status	Base voluntary framework	Chinese industry initiative framework (upgradable to association standard in the future)
Language	English	Bilingual Chinese & English

Key Differences Explained

#	Difference Area	Base Edition	China Edition	Reason for Difference
1	Community Benefit Mechanism	CBA (Community Benefit Agreement)	Social stability risk assessment + Special public welfare funds + Investment promotion evaluation	China has no CBA legal concept — equivalent functions achieved through three existing institutional systems
2	Data Disclosure Method	Real-time public dashboard	CII data centers use regulatory reports instead; non-CII maintain public disclosure	Article 21 Data Security Law CII compliance requirements
3	Energy Standards	International energy efficiency benchmarks	GB 40879-2021 + GEC/green electricity trading system	Alignment with China's mandatory national standards and electricity market mechanisms
4	Compliance System	Voluntary three-tier system	Voluntary three-tier system + MLPS 2.0 mandatory baseline	China Cybersecurity Law compliance requirements
5	Talent Strategy	General talent development	Added human-machine heterogeneous cognitive collaboration (performance-oriented, non-inclusion framework)	Alignment with "New Quality Productive Forces" policy direction

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Download Resources

This framework and all supporting documents are published bilingually in Chinese and English, available for free download.

Core Documents

Document	Chinese	English
Full Standard	Read Now · Light · Dark	Read Now · Light · Dark
Executive Summary (5-page decision-maker overview)	Read Now · Light · Dark	Read Now · Light · Dark
Appendix A (43 clause mapping table)	Read Now · Light · Dark	Read Now · Light · Dark
Bibliography (60+ cited references)	Read Now · Light · Dark	Read Now · Light · Dark
Supplementary Technical Analysis (5 research gap analyses)	Read Now · Light · Dark	Read Now · Light · Dark

Base Edition

Document	Link
Community Data Center Standard v0.1.1	Read Now · Light · Dark
Base Edition Research Article Series	harmonize-data-centers

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Contact

For technical support or certification inquiries: contact@eternalharmony.ai

This framework is a publicly released, freely accessible open framework available to all operators willing to meet these benchmarks.

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Community Data Center Standard — China Edition · Draft v0.1 · June 2026

Published by: Eternal Harmony AI (an operating name of Eternal Harmony LLC)

This framework is an independent initiative, not approved or endorsed by any government agency

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