The Ulaanqab municipal government and Apple Inc recently negotiated the construction of a data center in the city, the first iCloud computing base headed for North China.

According to the agreement, Apple will register a company in Ulaanqab and conduct construction and operations projects there. The venture, which will utilize clean and renewable energy, is scheduled for completion and launch by 2020. 

Apple plans to bring more services to its Chinese users, reduce the cost of data storage and transmission, and enhance the performance of iCloud services.