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Q5: China last year reduced energy intensity by 5.1 percent, raised the nonfossil energy share to 21.7 percent, and expanded new-type energy storage capacity beyond 130 gigawatts. Artificial intelligence and advanced technologies remain at the forefront globally. Where do you see the strongest partnership potential in China's green transition and AI-driven industrial upgrading? Are you expanding investment in renewables, digitalization, smart manufacturing, or carbon management solutions? How central is China to your global sustainability roadmap and next-generation technology deployment?
YANG: China continues to make significant strides in green transition and artificial intelligence, spearheading a new wave of industrial and energy transformation. This trajectory is highly synergistic with Agilent's core strengths in sustainability and digital transformation. China is not only an important part of our global sustainability strategy, but also a key hub where our next-generation intelligent technologies move from concept to real-world application. At our Shanghai manufacturing center, Agilent is actively deploying advanced smart manufacturing capabilities while building a greener production system. We have also established a lab productivity innovation center in Shanghai to help customers build future-ready automated laboratory platforms.
ZHAO: In terms of the green and low-carbon transition, Astellas is actively advancing sustainable development practices. At the Shenyang plant, a distributed photovoltaic project has generated more than 288,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, reducing carbon emissions by 168.74 metric tons and earning the title of "Green Factory". At the same time, Astellas has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, with clear emission-reduction targets, while promoting collaborative decarbonization across the supply chain through sustainable procurement. In terms of AI applications, Astellas has developed the "Mahol-A-Ba" drug discovery platform, expanding experimental scale by 100 to 1,000 fold and shortening the time required to identify candidate compounds by approximately 70 percent.
AN: China's dual-carbon goals are reshaping industrial value chains and driving strong demand for low-carbon and circular solutions. As the 15th Five-Year Plan begins, China has again emphasized accelerating the green transition and developing a low-carbon economy. Henkel's sustainability strategy is closely aligned with these goals. Henkel continues to support local customers and consumers with impactful sustainable innovations and products. We will continue to increase investment in low-carbon products and solutions, and work with partners to advance circular economy initiatives, contributing to China's green transition.
POON: China's green transition and AI-driven industrial upgrading are creating huge opportunities across sectors. We aim to deepen local cooperation in power infrastructure, e-mobility, software-defined vehicles, robotics and AI. Infineon is actively driving growth in the data center market, and we are a leading partner for all major GPU makers and hyperscalers, supported by our innovation strength and broad portfolio. In this sector, we see strong global growth: revenues of around 2.5 billion euros ($3 billion) are expected in the next fiscal year, up from about 1.5 billion euros in the current fiscal year. Power infrastructure is another critical area. We see huge potential in grid modernization to support wind, solar and energy storage system renewables transition, and meet AI's massive electricity demand.




























