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SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Today, Huawei held its TrustInTech Summit 2021 online, under the theme of

"Global Collaboration for Shared Value."

Leaders from across the globe attended the event, including Neil Bush, Chairman

of the George H.W. Bush Foundation for US-China Relations, Pascal Lamy, Former

WTO Director General, 2018 Economics Nobel Prize winner William Nordhaus, ASEAN

Deputy Secretary General H.E. Satvinder Singh, NASA Solar System Ambassador

Derrick Pitts, and Hou Jinlong, Senior Vice President of Huawei and President

of Huawei Digital Power.

Attendees acknowledged that humanity has entered an era in which interests,

fates, and futures are all intertwined, and called for coordinated efforts to

address common challenges. "We need to mitigate de-globalization, in order to

avoid making this world a worse place," Pascal Lamy noted.

Today, fighting climate change is a mission that is shared worldwide, with many

countries having announced low-carbon pledges. William Nordhaus said that

governments should increase investment in low-carbon technologies and research.

Hou Jinlong further expanded, "By pursuing innovations in clean power

generation, energy digitalization, transportation electrification, green ICT

infrastructure, and integrated smart energy, we are working with global

customers and partners to build low-carbon homes, factories, campuses,

villages, and cities."

As of September 30, 2021, Huawei Digital Power has helped customers generate

443.5 billion kWh of green power and save 13.6 billion kWh of electricity. This

is equivalent to reducing carbon emissions by 210 million tons and planting 290

million trees.

Participants warned that geopolitics should not stand in the way of

technological cooperation and innovation. Neil Bush expressed his concerns

about growing global decoupling, "Many are embracing a dangerous zero-sum

mentality that defies common sense. China's success does not take away from

ours, and vice versa." He added, "Particularly in the area of technology, when

China and the United States collaborate, we can innovate in foundational and

revolutionary ways."

International research cooperation has yielded scientific advances. Dr. Derrick

Pitts noted the collaboration of seven countries in the International Brain

Initiative, the Thirty Meter Telescope, and several other international

scientific research cooperation projects. He highlighted that science

flourishes best in a climate that encourages diversity and cross-domain

partnerships.

Satvinder Singh delivered the closing remarks at the summit, speaking highly of

the key role that private companies like Huawei play in inclusive and

sustainable economic recovery across ASEAN and beyond.

SOURCE  Huawei