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ComingtotheYalecampus,withitsdistinctive
(2)academicflavor,andlookingattheeageryoungfacesintheaudience,IcannotbutrecallmygreatexperiencestudyingatQinghuaUniversityinBeijing40yearsago.Indeed,whathappensduringonesschoolyearwillinfluencehiswholelife.Istillbenefitgreatlyfromtheinstructionandmyinteractionwithotherstudents.
Yaleisrenownedforitslonghistory,uniquewayofteachingandexcellenceinacademicpursuit.Iftimecouldgobackseveraldecades,IwouldreallyliketobeastudentofYalejustlikeyou.
Yalesmotto“LightandTruth,”whichisacallingforhumanprogress,representstheaspirationofeverymotivatedyoungmanandwoman.Overthepastthreecenturies,Yalehasproducedagalaxyofoutstandingfigures,including20NobellaureatesandfiveAmericanpresidents.ThewordsofNathanHale,anAmericanheroandYalealumnus(3),“IonlyregretthatIhavebutonelifetoloseformycountry,”havealsoinspiredmeandmanyotherChinese.IsincerelyhopethatYalewillproducemoretalentandcontributefurthertothesocialandeconomicdevelopmentoftheUnitedStatesandthecauseofhumanprogress.
Ladiesandgentlemen,dearfriends.
TheChineseandAmericanshavealwayshadanintense(4)spiritoftheAmericansandtheirproudachievementinnationaldevelopment.AsChinadevelopsrapidlyandsteadyheadwayismadeinChina-U.S.cooperation,moreandmoreAmericansarefollowingwithgreatinterestChinasprogressanddevelopment.
Understandingleadstotrust.Today,IwouldliketospeaktoyouaboutChinasdevelopmentstrategyanditsfutureagainstthebackdrop(背景)oftheevolutionoftheChinesecivilizationandChinascurrentdevelopmentendeavor.IhopethiswillhelpyougainabetterunderstandingofChina.
Inahistorythatspansmorethanfivemillennia,theChinesenationhascontributedsignificantlytotheprogressofhumancivilization.Butitscourseofnationaldevelopmenthasbeenanarduous(5)one.Inparticularinthe160yearsandmoresincetheOpiumWarin1840,theChinesepeoplehavefoughtcourageouslyandunyieldinglytoridthemselvesofpovertyandbackwardness(n.落后(状态))andtorealizenationalrejuvenation(n.返老还童;
回春),thusprofoundlychangingthedestinyoftheChinesenation.Ninety-fiveyearsago,theChinesepeoplelaunchedtheRevolutionof1911thatoverthrew(打倒;
推翻;
废除)thefeudalautocracywhichhadruledChinaforseveralthousandyearsandopenedthedoortoChinasprogress.
Fifty-sevenyearsago,theChinesepeoplesucceededinwinningliberationafterprotractedandhardstruggleandfoundedNewChinainwhichpeoplebecametheirownmasters.Twenty-eightyearsago,theChinesepeopleembarkeduponthehistoricdriveofreform,opening-upandmodernizationandhavemadephenomenalprogressthroughunremitting(6)efforts.
Between1978and2005,ChinasGDPgrewfrom$147.3billionto$2.2257trillion.Itsimportandexportvolumewentupfrom$20.6billionto$1.4221trillionanditsforeignexchangereservesoaredfrom$167millionto$818.9billion.Duringthisperiod,thenumberofitspoorruralpopulationdroppedfrom250millionto23million.Theabovereviewoftheprofoundchangesinthese160yearsshowsonething,namely,bycarryingoutpersistentandhardstruggle,theChinesepeoplehavebothchangedtheirowndestinyandadvancedthecauseofhumanprogress.
Ontheotherhand,Ineedtopointoutthat,despitethesuccessinitsdevelopment,Chinaremainstheworldslargestdevelopingcountry,withpercapitaGDPrankingbehindthe100thplace.TheChinesepeopleareyettoliveawell-offlifeandChinastillfacesdaunting(7)challengesinitsdevelopmentendeavor.Thereforeitrequiressustainedandunremittingeffortstotransformthecountryandmakelifebetterforitspeople.Inthenext15years,wewillstrivetomakenewprogressinbuildingamoderatelyprosperoussocietyinanall-roundwaythatwillbenefitChinasonebillionandmorepopulation.
WeaimtoraiseChinasGDPto$4trillionby2020,averaging$3,000perperson.Bythen,Chinaseconomywillbebetterdevelopedanditsdemocracywillbefurtherenhanced.Moreprogresswillbemadeinscienceandeducation.Itsculturewillbefurtherenriched,thesocietywillbecomemoreharmoniousandthepeoplewillleadabetterlife.
Torealizethesegoals,Chinahasadoptedanewconceptofdevelopmentinlinewithitsnationalconditionsandtherequirementofthetimes.Thatis,topursueascientificoutlookondevelopmentthatmakeseconomicandsocialdevelopmentpeople-oriented,comprehensive,balancedandsustainable.Wewillworktostrikeaproperbalancebetweenurbanandruraldevelopment,developmentamongregions,economicandsocialdevelopment,developmentofmanandnature,anddomesticdevelopmentandopeningwidertotheoutsideworld.Greateremphasiswillbeputonaddressingissuesaffectingpeopleslivelihood,overcomingimbalancesindevelopmentandresolvingkeyproblemsthathaveoccurredinthecourseofdevelopment.Wewillpursueanewpathtoindustrializationfeaturinghightechnology,goodeconomicreturns,lowresource-consumption,lowenvironmentpollutionandfulluseofhumanresources.Wewillbringaboutcoordinatedeconomic,political,culturalandsocialdevelopment.Andwewillendeavortoensuresustainabledevelopmentbyboostingproduction,improvingpeopleslifeandprotectingtheenvironment.
ThisconceptofscientificdevelopmentisbasedontheexperienceChinahasgainedinitsmodernizationdriveandputforthinresponsetothetrendsofthetimes.ItisalsorootedintheculturalheritagesoftheChinesenation.
TheChinesecivilizationisonethathascontinueduninterruptedformorethan5,000years.ThedistinctculturaltraditionoftheChinesenationthatdevelopedinthelongcourseofhistoryhasexertedastronginfluenceoncontemporaryChina,justasitdidonancientChina.Puttingpeoplefirst,keepingpacewiththetimes,maintainingsocialharmonyandpursuingpeacefuldevelopment:
thesevaluesthatarebeingpursuedinChinatodayarederivedfromitstradition.Buttheyalsogiveexpressiontotheprogressofthetimes.
TheChinesecivilizationhasalwaysgivenprominencetothepeopleandrespectforpeoplesdignityandvalue.Centuriesago,theChinesealreadypointedoutthat“peoplearethefoundationofacountry;
whenthefoundationisstable,thecountryisinpeace.”Nothingismorevaluableintheuniversethanhumanbeings.TheancientChineseemphasizedthevalueofservingthepeople,enrichingthem,nourishingthem,andbenefitingthem.Wearepursuingtodayapeople-orientedapproachtowarddevelopmentbecausewebelievethatdevelopmentmustbeforthepeopleandbythepeopleanditsbenefitshouldbesharedamongthepeople.
Wecareaboutpeoplesvalue,rightsandinterestsandfreedom,thequalityoftheirlife,andtheirdevelopmentpotentialandhappinessindexbecauseourgoalistorealizetheall-arounddevelopmentofthepeople.EnsuringtherighttosurvivalanddevelopmentremainsChinastoppriority.Wewillvigorouslypromotesocialandeconomicdevelopment,protectpeoplesfreedom,democracyandhumanrightsaccordingtolaw,achievesocialfairnessandjusticeandenablethe1.3billionChinesepeopletoliveahappylife.
TheChinesecivilizationhasalwaysgivenprominencetounremittingself-improvement,reformandinnovation.AsanancientChinesemottoputsit,“AsHeavenkeepsvigorthroughmovement,agentlemanshouldunremittinglypracticeself-improvement.”Throughoutits5,000-yearhistory,itisthankstotheirperseverance,determination,stamina(n.精力,活力)andadversity.TheChinesepeoplehaveshownenterprisingspiritandreformandopening-upcreativityinnationaldevelopmentandgreattenacity([ti'
næ
siti]n.固执,不屈不挠,顽固)inovercomingdifficultiesontheroadtoprogress.Andallthisgivesexpressiontothespiritofunremittingself-improvementembodiedinChinasculturaltradition.
TheChinesecivilizationhasalwaysgivenprominencetosocialharmony,unityandmutualassistance.BackintheearlydaysoftheChinesenation,theChinesealreadyadvocatedthat“harmonyismostvaluable.”Theystroveforharmonybetweenmanandnature,amongpeopleandbetweenmansbodyandsoul,andyearnedforanidealsocietywhere“everyoneloveseveryoneelse,everyoneisequalandthewholeworldisonecommunity.”
Today,Chinaisendeavoringtobuildaharmonioussociety.Itisasocietyofdemocracyandruleoflaw,fairnessandjustice,integrity,fraternity(8),vitality(vitality:
[vai'
tæ
liti]
n.活力,生命力
),stability,orderandharmonybetweenmanandnature.Itisasocietywherethereisunitybetweenthematerialandthespirit,democracyandruleoflaw,fairnessandefficiency,andvitalityandorder.
TheChinesepeopletakes[sic]themaintenanceofethnicunityandharmonyastheirboundendutyandthedefenseofthecountryssovereigntyandterritorialintegritytheirsacredmission.
AnyactthatpromotedethnicharmonyandnationalunitywillreceivethewarmwelcomeandsupportoftheChinesepeople.Ontheotherhand,anyactthatunderminesChinasethnicharmonyandnationalunitywillmeettheirstrongoppositionandresistance.
TheChinesecivilizationhasalwaysgivenprominencetogoodneighborliness.TheChinesenationcherishespeace.Inforeignrelations,theChinesehavealwaysbelievedthat“thestrongshouldnotoppresstheweakandthe