【編譯/觀察者網(wǎng) 李天宇】
當(dāng)?shù)貢r間5月21日,華為駐歐盟機(jī)構(gòu)首席代表劉康在布魯塞爾發(fā)表了題為“5G的歐洲方式”(5G The European Way)的演講。
劉康發(fā)表演講(圖自彭博社)
在演講中,劉康首先提到了美國政府近日對華為做出的不公平制裁。他表示,對美國政府欺凌行為的綏靖(appeasement)可能會在未來引發(fā)連鎖后果。
“華為一直尊重所有適用的法律與法規(guī),但現(xiàn)在華為已成為美國政府欺凌行為的受害者。這種欺凌不僅僅是對華為的攻擊,更是對基于規(guī)則的自由秩序的攻擊!彼f,“今天受害的是華為,明天就可能是其他任何一個國際企業(yè)!
他說,所有相信法治與自由市場的人都應(yīng)當(dāng)對美國政府針對華為的舉措感到擔(dān)憂,即便是美國的“憲法之父”們也應(yīng)當(dāng)如此。
接下來,劉康談到了華為在歐洲的發(fā)展。他說:華為的5G技術(shù)不僅是世界上最好的,而且是很“歐洲”的,因?yàn)楹芏鄽W洲研究人員和科學(xué)家都為華為的5G技術(shù)做出了貢獻(xiàn)。
劉康說,華為希望歐洲成為5G的先鋒,而5G技術(shù)也將大幅推動歐洲經(jīng)濟(jì)與社會的發(fā)展。
他還引用“歐盟之父”羅貝爾·舒曼的事跡,表示5G技術(shù)能夠讓歐洲變得更加團(tuán)結(jié)與強(qiáng)大,而且這也是華為所關(guān)心的。
劉康稱,華為理解歐洲政府對于安全的擔(dān)憂,并愿意與歐盟各國簽署“無監(jiān)視協(xié)議”以化解擔(dān)憂。他還引用此前法國總統(tǒng)馬克龍與德國總理默克爾的表態(tài),贊賞歐盟對5G的應(yīng)對措施,并希望歐盟能夠?yàn)?G出臺一個統(tǒng)一、先進(jìn)而完善的法律。
“歐盟應(yīng)該為歐洲及其公民的福祉作出決定!彼f。
最后,劉康強(qiáng)調(diào)華為不僅會繼續(xù)開展國際業(yè)務(wù)并留在歐洲市場,還將積極抵消美國封殺華為的決定所帶來的負(fù)面影響。
全稿翻譯如下:
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近日來,華為一直出現(xiàn)在新聞里,我相信你們都在關(guān)注事情的發(fā)展與媒體報道。
我們這些珍視法治的人應(yīng)該感到擔(dān)憂。如果你相信自由市場,相信共同商定的規(guī)則與不歧視的原則,就應(yīng)當(dāng)對美國政府針對華為的舉措感到擔(dān)心。神圣的無罪推定原則出了什么事?即便美國憲法的創(chuàng)始人們也會對特朗普政府的行為感到震驚。
華為以非常歐洲的方式尊重所有適用的法律與法規(guī)。而現(xiàn)在,華為正成為美國政府欺凌行為的受害者。這不僅僅是對華為的攻擊,更是對基于規(guī)則的自由秩序的攻擊。這種事情非常危險,它今天能發(fā)生在華為身上,明天就可能發(fā)生在其他任何一個國際公司身上。我們能對這種行為視而不見嗎?如果我們現(xiàn)在視而不見,那么這種自鳴得意的綏靖行為會在未來引發(fā)什么后果?我希望每個人都能考慮此事可能產(chǎn)生的影響。
今天的演講是關(guān)于“5G的歐洲方式”的。
這是我今天要說的第二個重點(diǎn):華為的5G解決方案不僅是市場上最好的,同時也是非!皻W洲”的,因?yàn)樗暮芏嗉夹g(shù)實(shí)際上是由歐洲的研究人員和科學(xué)家們開發(fā)出來的。
你們可能已經(jīng)意識到,華為已經(jīng)在歐洲運(yùn)營了將近20年。我們目前在歐洲擁有12200名員工,其中有70%是本地雇傭的。2018年,我們在歐洲采購了超過56億歐元的商品和服務(wù)。我們還與歐洲140所頂尖大學(xué)和研究機(jī)構(gòu)建立了研究合作伙伴關(guān)系。
我們希望歐洲能夠成為這場5G革命的先鋒,以促進(jìn)歐洲經(jīng)濟(jì)并鞏固歐洲工業(yè)的領(lǐng)先地位。這就是我們?yōu)槭裁匆l(fā)起一場與歐盟選舉同期的活動:為5G投票,為智慧投票( Vote for 5G, Vote Smarter),這一活動旨在提高人們對5G能夠帶來的機(jī)會,以及它在強(qiáng)化歐洲價值觀與團(tuán)結(jié)方面的潛在價值的認(rèn)識。
我相信,像5G這樣的技術(shù)能夠在未來實(shí)打?qū)嵉赜兄诒Wo(hù)歐洲的社會模式與生活方式。我們了解歐洲的歷史,包括羅貝爾·舒曼是如何在1950年公布推動了歐洲此后發(fā)展的著名宣言的。
(羅貝爾·舒曼是法國前外交部長,他在1950年公布的《舒曼宣言》推動了歐盟前身之一“歐洲煤鋼共同體”的成立,因此被認(rèn)為是“歐盟之父”)
近70年后的今天,我們再次站在了十字路口上,新的技術(shù)將為社會與未來帶來巨大的變化。
回顧1950年,那時歐洲還處于廢墟之中:在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)帶來的破壞與悲劇之后,舊大陸需要重塑自我,并開啟一種新的模式——這種模式將讓它所包含的自由、勇氣與團(tuán)結(jié)的價值重生。革命性的《舒曼宣言》為此后歐盟的成立鋪平了道路,而擁有28個經(jīng)濟(jì)與文化強(qiáng)國的歐盟將繼續(xù)激勵整個世界。
當(dāng)舒曼在1950年5月發(fā)表宣言時,他所提出的融合煤炭與鋼鐵生產(chǎn),從而大幅降低歐洲國家爆發(fā)戰(zhàn)爭的可能性的提議,在很多人看起來是虛幻的。然而舒曼的愿景正是一個令人難以置信的成功故事的開始!
華為關(guān)注一個強(qiáng)大而團(tuán)結(jié)的歐洲,我們愿意與歐盟合作,推出歐洲式的5G。這是歐洲可以把握住的一個巨大機(jī)會。信息通訊技術(shù)的革命可以為歐洲服務(wù)。這個大陸正在尋求重塑自我——而華為的5G正是歐洲解決當(dāng)前挑戰(zhàn)的決定性因素。
我們了解歐洲各國政府在安全方面的顧慮,并已準(zhǔn)備好更進(jìn)一步。由于5G技術(shù)的重要性,作為行業(yè)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者,華為隨時準(zhǔn)備與所有歐盟成員國的政府及客戶簽署不監(jiān)視協(xié)議(no-spy agreements)。
歐洲主要領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的態(tài)度似乎與美國不同。法國總統(tǒng)馬克龍上周在巴黎舉行的VivaTech會議上表示,法國無意發(fā)動“貿(mào)易或技術(shù)戰(zhàn)爭”。
我引述他的話:“我們的態(tài)度不是阻止華為或任何公司。對任何國家發(fā)起貿(mào)易或技術(shù)戰(zhàn)爭都是不合適的,這不是捍衛(wèi)國家安全的最佳方式。法國和歐洲務(wù)實(shí)而現(xiàn)實(shí),我們相信合作和多邊主義”。
而德國總理默克爾也說過:“對我們來說,安全標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是決定誰將參與5G部署的關(guān)鍵性基礎(chǔ)”。
我們對歐洲正在推出其對5G的協(xié)調(diào)方法感到欣慰。歐盟已經(jīng)證明其能夠?qū)W洲國家聯(lián)合起來,制定一些像GDPR(《通用數(shù)據(jù)保護(hù)條例》)一樣的最先進(jìn)和最全面的法律。歐洲應(yīng)該繼續(xù)推進(jìn)這一議程,歐盟應(yīng)該為歐洲及其公民的福祉作出決定。
華為將持之以恒。我們是一家全球性公司,國際業(yè)務(wù)將會繼續(xù)。我們不僅將繼續(xù)在歐洲進(jìn)行投資,還會積極努力地減輕美國商務(wù)部工業(yè)局的決定所帶來的影響。我強(qiáng)調(diào)一下:華為正在盡一切努力減輕(美國)決定的負(fù)面影響。
簡而言之,華為會留在歐洲。我們熱愛這個大陸,并將繼續(xù)為強(qiáng)大而團(tuán)結(jié)的歐洲做出貢獻(xiàn)。
我期待在此與布魯塞爾的各位一同致力于華為與歐洲之間的雙贏關(guān)系。我們有太多的共贏點(diǎn)了。以羅貝爾·舒曼的精神,讓我們抓住這個絕佳的機(jī)會!
謝謝各位。
(譯:觀察者網(wǎng) 李天宇)
以下為英文原稿:
Esteemed Members of the Press, distinguished guests, dear friends,
Welcome to this, our 3rd DigitALL Lunchtime Debate. I would like to thank our partner Tipik for the relaunch of the huawei.eu website that Maha has just presented to us.
Huawei has been in the news these last couple of days and I’m sure you have all been following the developments and media reports.
Those among us who cherish the rule-of-law should be worried. You believe in the free market, in the respect of mutually agreed rules and in the principle of non-discrimination You should be alarmed with the behaviour of the US administration against Huawei. What has happened to the sacrosanct presumption of innocence The founding fathers of the US constitution would be alarmed when confronted with the actions of the Trump Administration.
In a very European way, Huawei has been respecting all applicable laws and regulations. Now Huawei is becoming the victim of the bullying by the US administration. This is not just an attack against Huawei. It is an attack on the liberal, rules-based order. This is dangerous. Now it is happening to Huawei. Tomorrow it can happen to any other international company. Can we shut our eyes to such behaviour If we shut our eyes, what will be the likely consequences of such a complacent appeasement in the future I leave it to everybody to think about the significance of this development.
Today’s talk is about 5G The European Way.
This is the second big point I want to make today: Huawei’s 5G solution is not just the best on the market. But it is to a large extent a European product, many of the technologies are actually developed by the researchers and scientists in Europe.
As you might be aware, Huawei has been operating in Europe for nearly 20 years. We now have 12,200 employees in Europe, 70% hired locally. In 2018, we procured over 5.6 billion euros of goods and services in Europe. We have research partnerships with 140 top universities and research organisations in Europe.
We want Europe to be at the vanguard of this 5G revolution to boost European’s economy and reinforce European industry’s leading position. That is why we launched a campaign to coincide with the EU elections: Vote for 5G, Vote Smarter, aimed at promoting awareness of 5G opportunities and the potential it has for strengthening European values and solidarity.
I believe that future technologies like 5G will actually help safeguard Europe’s social model and the European way of life. We know Europe’s history, and how, back in 1950, Robert Schuman delivered his remarkable declaration bracing Europe for the future.
We are at another crossroads now, nearly 70 years later, where new technologies will bring tremendous changes to society and the future.
Back in 1950, Europe lay in ruins: after the devastations and tragedies of the Second World War, the Old Continent needed to reinvent itself and launch a new model through which its best values – freedom, courage and solidarity – could flourish once more. The revolutionary Schuman Declaration paved the way for what has later become the European Union – a 28-nation economic and cultural powerhouse which continues to inspire the entire world.
When Schuman delivered his declaration in May 1950, his proposals to pool coal and steel production, and thereby make war between European states materially impossible, seemed illusory to many. And yet, Schuman‘s vision was the beginning of an incredible success story!
Huawei cares about a strong and united Europe, and we are ready to work with the EU to roll out 5G the European way. There is a huge opportunity for Europe to be seized. The ICT revolution can work for Europe. This continent is looking to reinvent itself – Huawei’s 5G is a decisive part of the solution for Europe’s contemporary challenges.
We at Huawei understand the security concerns of European governments and we are ready to go for the extra mile. Because of the importance of 5G, as an industry leader, Huawei stands ready to sign no-spy agreements with governments and customers in all EU Member States.
Major European leaders seem to have a somewhat different mindset from the US. French President Emmanuel Macron at the VivaTech conference in Paris last week said that France has no intention of launching a “trade or tech war.”
And I quote him: “Our perspective is not to block Huawei or any company. Launching a trade or tech war vis-a-vis any country is not appropriate. It is not the best way to defend national security. France and Europe are pragmatic and realistic. We believe in cooperation and multilateralism.”
Also, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated that – I quote: “For us, the security criteria are the decisive starting point in terms of deciding who will participate in the 5G deployment”.
We are pleased that Europe is coming out with its coordinated approach to 5G. The European Union has proved its capacity of bringing European countries together to develop some of the most advanced and comprehensive laws like GDPR. Europe should continue to drive that agenda forward. The EU should make decisions for the benefit of Europe and its citizens.
Huawei will persevere. We are a global company and our international operations will continue. Not only are we continuing to invest in Europe, we are also proactively endeavouring to mitigate the impact of the decision made by the Bureau of Industry of the US Department of Commerce. Let me stress this: Huawei is doing everything we can to make sure the negative impact of the decision is mitigated.
So in a nutshell, Huawei is here to stay in Europe. We love this continent and we will keep contributing to a strong and united Europe.
I look forward working with you together here in Brussels on this win-win relationship between Huawei and Europe. We have so much to gain together. In the spirit of Robert Schuman, let’s seize this great opportunity!
Thank you.