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# Alibaba Cloud opens its first cloud region in France
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-17-alibaba-cloud-france-region-launch/
- Published: 2026-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:28.000Z
- Description: Alibaba Cloud launched two availability zones in France, its third European hub after Germany and the UK, expanding its global footprint to 105 zones without disclosing investment or capacity figures.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified

Verified [Alibaba Cloud press release via Media OutReach Newswire, 17 June 2026](https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/17/tmt-newswire/media-outreach-newswire/alibaba-cloud-expands-european-footprint-with-two-availability-zones-in-france/2367229?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not show whether the underlying data centres are Alibaba-owned rather than leased colocation capacity.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Non-EU owner (Alibaba) under PRC law; hosting a region alone doesn't shift own/law. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)