Blocking Huawei won't "make America great again"

The world has just witnessed further proof of the United States' nonsensical concerns over the
development of China's innovative technologies.

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Wednesday announced that it will add Huawei and its
affiliates to the Entity List of the department's Bureau of Industry and Security, restricting the sale or
transfer of American technology to Huawei.

The United States once touted itself as a model of free and fair trade, however, setting up trade
barriers based on unfounded "security concerns" does not accord with the lofty ideal.

While demanding further market access and enhanced intellectual property rights (IPR) protection
from other countries, the United States acted to the contrary, closing its market to stifle emerging
innovative companies.

Such acts are against the trend of economic globalization. With close cooperation among companies
of various countries being an irreversible trend, protectionism can bring nothing but harm to all
parties.

It is the American companies that could suffer from the restriction on Huawei at the earliest stage.

As put by Huawei's statement, restricting Huawei from doing business in the United States will not
make it more secure or stronger; instead, this will only serve to limit the United States to inferior yet
more expensive alternatives, leaving the country lagging behind in 5G deployment and eventually
harming the interests of U.S. companies and consumers.

According to media reports, Huawei has already expressed its willingness to sign "no-spy
agreements" with foreign governments to make their equipment meet the no-spy, no-backdoors
standard.

Unfortunately, the United States ignored constructive solutions and stuck to unilateralism against
the will of not only China but also American businesses and consumers.
It has already been made clear that the United States aims to contain the development of China's
innovative technologies by blocking Chinese products and enterprises.

Considering that fact that multiple cybersecurity issues have been exposed in the United States, it is
particularly ironic and unreasonable for the country to point its finger at China for security concerns.

For China, which has successfully lived through constant restrictions, blocks and exclusions from the
United States during the past decades, another U.S. sanction will not stop its technological progress
and economic development.

It makes no sense to refuse to accept the fact that China is catching up with the United States in
certain areas. China's progress should not be seen as a threat, but vast opportunities for
cooperation.

Refusing to accept this reality is not a good move in trying to "make America great again."

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China appreciates France's fair stance on Huawei: FM spokesman

China appreciates France's fair stance on Chinese technology enterprises' participation in 5G

network building, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang said Friday.

According to media reports, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that "launching now
a technological war or a trade war vis-a-vis any other country is not appropriate," when responding
to the United States' restrictions on Chinese enterprises in 5G construction.

"Our perspective is not to block Huawei or any company," Macron added, voicing support for
multilateralism and cooperation.

Lu Kang told a press briefing that China and the European Union (EU) had welcomed the progress
made in their 5G-related dialogue and exchanges in a joint statement issued during the 21st China-
EU leaders' meeting.
Cooperation in science, technology and innovation has also been enhanced between China and the
EU as they successfully held the 4th China-EU Innovation Cooperation Dialogue and confirmed their
intention to renew the bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement, Lu added.

The development and utilization of 5G depend on the exchanges and cooperation among all
countries. The United States' interference in the development and cooperation in 5G, particularly by
misusing national safety standards to politicize the issue and to take discriminatory measures to
suppress certain companies, is not only detrimental to the development of 5G, but also against the
principle of fair competition or any country's interests, Lu said.

"We encourage more countries to independently make policy choices based on facts and in line with
their own interests and to work together to ensure a fair, just and non-discriminatory market
environment," he said.

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Microsoft opens largest AI & IoT lab in Shanghai

Microsoft Corporation has established an Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Insider Lab in
Shanghai to aid digital transformation across industries.

Located in a 2,800-square-meter building in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park of the Pudong New Area,
the lab, which began operation Wednesday, is established in partnership with the state-run
Zhangjiang Group. It is the fourth and also the largest such lab run by Microsoft around the world.

Microsoft said the lab provides "all-around support" for enterprises inside and taps into the Internet
of Things and AI technologies to fuel the digital transformation taking place across industries,
including manufacturing, retail, healthcare, finance and urban construction.

Thirty Chinese and foreign businesses have been selected out of some 300 applicants as the first
batch of "enterprises of empowerment" in the lab. They include both start-ups, among which 21 are
based in Shanghai, and multinational corporations, such as ABB Engineering (Shanghai) Ltd. and Pan
Asia Technical Automotive Center Co., Ltd.
The lab will provide support for the enterprises in the next three to six months, offering hardware
and software resources, cloud service and access to the Microsoft ecosystem, according to
Microsoft.

"The combination and application of AI and Internet of Things technologies are becoming the latest
trends leading global digital transformation," Alain Crozier, Microsoft corporate vice president,

chairman and CEO of Greater China Region, said at a launch ceremony held Wednesday.

"A survey indicates that global Internet of Things business will exceed 255 billion U.S. dollars in 2022,
and China will occupy nearly a quarter of it, which means a market with huge potentials," he said,
adding that the lab aims to help enterprises "win market opportunities brought by the technology
innovations."

The three other Microsoft AI & IoT Insider Labs are located in Redmond of Washington, Shenzhen of
China and Munich of Germany.

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