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SoftBank (company name)
Ruanyin
软银
to announce
xuanbu
宣布
in / at
zai
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
in
zai
France
Faguo
法国
to build / to construct
jianshe
建设
total capacity
zong rongliang
总容量
reaching / up to
da
5 gigawatts
5 jiwa
5吉瓦
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
data center
shuju zhongxin
数据中心
total investment
zong touzi
总投资
amount
e
up to / maximum
zuigao
最高
reaching
da
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
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
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
by / in
yu
the year 2031
2031 nian
2031年
before / prior to
qian
in
zai
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
Bouchain (French town)
Bushang
布尚
and others / et cetera
deng
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
will
jiang
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
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
to be
shi
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
major / main
zhuyao
主要
investor / investing party
touzi fang
投资方
this
ci ci
此次
in
zai
France
Faguo
法国
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
large-scale
da guimo
大规模
strategic deployment / layout
buju
布局
to highlight / to underscore
tuxian
凸显
(completed action marker)
le
electricity / electric power
dianli
电力
supply
gongying
供应
in
zai
global
quanqiu
全球
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
competition
jingzheng
竞争
in / among
zhong
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
strategic
zhanlue
战略
importance / significance
zhongyao xing
重要性

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