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thankyou.thankyou,presidentchen,chairmenren,vicepresidentchi,viceministerwei.wearedelightedtobeheretodaywithaverylargeamericandelegation,includingthefirstladyandourdaughter,whoisastudentatstanford,oneoftheschoolswithwhichbeijinguniversityhasarelationship.wehavesixmembersoftheunitedstatescongress;
thesecretaryofstate;
secretaryofcommerce;
thesecretaryofagriculture;
thechairmanofourcouncilofeconomicadvisors;
senatorsasser,ourambassador;
thenationalsecurityadvisorandmychiefofstaff,amongothers.isaythattoillustratetheimportancethattheunitedstatesplacesonourrelationshipwithchina.
iwouldliketobeginbycongratulatingallofyou,thestudents,thefaculty,theadministrators,oncelebratingthecentennialyearofyouruniversity.gongxi,beida.(applause.)
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msureallofyouknow,thiscampuswasoncehometoyenchinguniversitywhichwasfoundedbyamericanmissionaries.manyofitswonderfulbuildingsweredesignedbyanamericanarchitect.thousandsofamericansstudentsandprofessorshavecomeheretostudyandteach.wefeelaspecialkinshipwithyou.
iam,however,gratefulthatthisdayisdifferentinoneimportantrespectfromanotherimportantoccasion79yearsago.injuneof1919,thefirstpresidentofyenchinguniversity,johnleightonstuart,wassettodelivertheveryfirstcommencementaddressontheseverygrounds.attheappointedhour,heappeared,butnostudentsappeared.theywerealloutleadingthemay4thmovementforchina'
spoliticalandculturalrenewal.whenireadthis,ihopedthatwheniwalkedintotheauditoriumtoday,someonewouldbesittinghere.andithankyouforbeinghere,verymuch.(applause.)
overthelast100years,thisuniversityhasgrowntomorethan20,000students.yourgraduatesarespreadthroughoutchinaandaroundtheworld.youhavebuiltthelargestuniversitylibraryinallofasia.lastyear,20percentofyourgraduateswentabroadtostudy,includinghalfofyourmathandsciencemajors.andinthisanniversaryyear,morethanamillionpeopleinchina,asia,andbeyondhaveloggedontoyourwebsite.atthedawnofanewcentury,thisuniversityisleadingchinaintothefuture.
icomeheretodaytotalktoyou,thenextgenerationofchina'
sleaders,aboutthecriticalimportancetoyourfutureofbuildingastrongpartnershipbetweenchinaandtheunitedstates.
theamericanpeopledeeplyadmirechinaforitsthousandsofyearsofcontributionstocultureandreligion,tophilosophyandthearts,toscienceandtechnology.werememberwellourstrongpartnershipinworldwarii.nowweseechinaatamomentinhistorywhenyourgloriouspastismatchedbyyourpresentsweepingtransformationandtheevengreaterpromiseofyourfuture.
justthreedecadesago,chinawasvirtuallyshutofffromtheworld.now,chinaisamemberofmorethan1,000inte
rnationalorganizations--enterprisesthataffecteverythingfromairtraveltoagriculturaldevelopment.youhaveopenedyournationtotradeandinvestmentonalargescale.today,40,000youngchinesestudyintheunitedstates,withhundredsofthousandsmorelearninginasia,africa,europe,andlatinamerica.
yoursocialandeconomictransformationhasbeenevenmoreremarkable,movingfromaclosedcommandeconomicsystemtoadriving,increasinglymarket-basedanddriveneconomy,generatingtwodecadesofunprecedentedgrowth,givingpeoplegreaterfreedomtotravelwithinandoutsidechina,tovoteinvillageelections,toownahome,chooseajob,attendabetterschool.asaresultyouhaveliftedliterallyhundredsofmillionsofpeoplefrompoverty.percapitaincomehasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade.mostchinesepeopleareleadinglivestheycouldnothaveimaginedjust20yearsago.
ofcourse,thesechangeshavealsobroughtdisruptionsinsettledpatternsoflifeandwork,andhaveimposedenormousstrainsonyourenvironment.onceeveryurbanchinesewasguaranteedemploymentinastateenterprise.nowyoumustcompeteinajobmarket.onceachineseworkerhadonlytomeetthedemandsofacentralplannerinbeijing.nowtheglobaleconomymeansallmustmatchthequalityandcreativityoftherestoftheworld.forthosewholacktherighttrainingandskillsandsupport,thisnewworldcanbedaunting.
intheshort-term,good,hardworkingpeople--some,atleastwillfindthemselvesunemployed.and,asallofyoucansee,therehavebeenenormousenvironmentalandeconomicandhealthcarecoststothedevelopmentpatternandtheenergyusepatternofthelast20years--fromairpollutiontodeforestationtoacidrainandwatershortage.《1》《2》《3》
inthefaceofthesechallengesnewsystemsoftrainingandsocialsecuritywillhavetobedevised,andnewenvironmentalpoliciesandtechnologies