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SoftBank (company name)
Ruanyin
软银
to announce
xuanbu
宣布
in / at
zai
在
France
Faguo
法国
to invest
touzi
投资
75 billion euros
750 yi ouyuan
750亿欧元
to build / to construct
jianshe
建设
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
data center
shuju zhongxin
数据中心
。

Japan
Riben
日本
SoftBank (company name)
Ruanyin
软银
group / conglomerate
jituan
集团
to announce
xuanbu
宣布
will / shall
jiang
将
in
zai
在
France
Faguo
法国
to build / to construct
jianshe
建设
total capacity
zong rongliang
总容量
reaching / up to
da
达
5 gigawatts
5 jiwa
5吉瓦
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
data center
shuju zhongxin
数据中心
，
total investment
zong touzi
总投资
amount
e
额
up to / maximum
zuigao
最高
reaching
da
达
75 billion euros
750 yi ouyuan
750亿欧元
。

June 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Japan
Riben
日本
SoftBank (company name)
Ruanyin
软银
group / conglomerate
jituan
集团
CEO / chief executive officer
shouxi zhixing guan
首席执行官
Masayoshi Son (SoftBank CEO)
Sun Zhengyi
孙正义
with
yu
与
France
Faguo
法国
president
zongtong
总统
Emmanuel Macron
Makelongˇ
马克龙
jointly / together
gongtong
共同
to announce
xuanbu
宣布
(completed action marker)
le
了
this (project/item)
zhe xiang
这项
investment
touzi
投资
plan
jihua
计划
。
first phase
di yi qi
第一期
project / engineering work
gongcheng
工程
investment
touzi
投资
45 billion euros
450 yi ouyuan
450亿欧元
，
will
jiang
将
by / in
yu
于
the year 2031
2031 nian
2031年
before / prior to
qian
前
in
zai
在
France
Faguo
法国
northern
beibu
北部
to be completed / to be built
jiancheng
建成
3.1 gigawatts
3.1 jiwa
3.1吉瓦
capacity
rongliang
容量
。
project
xiangmu
项目
site selection / location choice
xuanzhi
选址
to include
baokuo
包括
Dunkirk (city in France)
Dunkeerke
敦刻尔克
、
Bosquel (French town)
Boskeer
博斯克尔
and
he
和
Bouchain (French town)
Bushang
布尚
and others / et cetera
deng
等
multiple locations
duo di
多地
。
Masayoshi Son (SoftBank CEO)
Sun Zhengyi
孙正义
to state / to express
biaoши
表示
，
if / should
ruo
若
will
jiang
将
entire / whole
zhengge
整个
system
xitong
系统
to incorporate / to include
narу
纳入
to calculate / to count
jisuan
计算
，
actual / in practice
shiji
实际
total investment
zong touru
总投入
will
jiang
将
to approach / to be close to
jiejin
接近
$750 billion
7500 yi meiyuan
7500亿美元
。
SoftBank (company name)
Ruanyin
软银
at the same time / simultaneously
tongshi
同时
also
ye
也
to be
shi
是
United States
Meiguo
美国
Stargate (US AI infrastructure initiative)
Stargate
Stargate
artificial intelligence
rengong zhineng
人工智能
infrastructure
jichu sheshi
基础设施
project
xiangmu
项目
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
major / main
zhuyao
主要
investor / investing party
touzi fang
投资方
。
this
ci ci
此次
in
zai
在
France
Faguo
法国
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
large-scale
da guimo
大规模
strategic deployment / layout
buju
布局
to highlight / to underscore
tuxian
凸显
(completed action marker)
le
了
electricity / electric power
dianli
电力
supply
gongying
供应
in
zai
在
global
quanqiu
全球
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
competition
jingzheng
竞争
in / among
zhong
中
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
strategic
zhanlue
战略
importance / significance
zhongyao xing
重要性
。

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yèjī
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lower than / below
dīyú
低于
expectation / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
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xiǎofú
小幅
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
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