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sRepublicofChina

2February2009

ViceChancellorAlisonRichard,LadiesandGentlemen,

ItgivesmegreatpleasuretocometoCambridge,aworld-renowneduniversitythatIhavelongwantedtovisit.CambridgehasproducedmanygreatscientistsandthinkersIsaacNewton,CharlesDarwinandFrancisBacon,tonamebutafew,andmadeimportantcontributiontotheprogressofhumancivilization.Thisyearmarksthe800thanniversaryoftheuniversity.Pleaseacceptmywarmcongratulations.

Thisismyfourthvisittoyourcountry.DespitethegreatdistancebetweenChinaandBritain,thefriendlyexchangesbetweenourpeopleshavebeenontherise.ThesuccessfulresolutionofthequestionofHongKongandfruitfulcooperationbetweenourtwocountriesinareassuchaseconomy,trade,culture,education,scienceandtechnologyhavecementedthefoundationofourcomprehensivestrategicpartnership.Here,Iwishtopayhightributetoallthosewhohavebeenworkingtirelesslytopromotefriendlytiesbetweenourtwocountries.

Thetitleofmyspeechtodayis"

SeeChinaintheLightofHerDevelopment"

.

Mybelovedmotherlandisacountrybotholdandyoung.

Sheisold,becausesheisabigOrientalcountrywithacivilizationstretchingbackseveralthousandyears.Withdiligenceandwisdom,theChinesenationcreatedasplendidcivilizationandmadesignificantcontributionstotheprogressofhumanity.

Sheisyoung,becausethePeople'

sRepublicisjust60yearsold,andthecountrybeganreformandopening-uponly30yearsago.TheChinesepeopleestablishedtheNewChinaafterunremittingstrugglesandultimatelyfoundadevelopmentpathsuitedtoChina'

snationalconditionsthroughpainstakingefforts.ThisisthepathofsocialismwithChinesecharacteristics.Followingthispath,ourancientcivilizationhasbeenrejuvenated.

ThekeyelementofChina'

sreformandopening-upistofreepeople'

smindandthemostfundamentalandsignificantcomponentisinstitutional（体制）innovation.Througheconomicreform,wehavebuiltasocialistmarketeconomy,wherethemarketplaysaprimaryroleinallocatingresourcesundergovernmentmacro-regulation.Wehavecarriedoutpoliticalreform,promoteddemocracyandimprovedthelegalsystem.Peoplearethemastersofthecountry.Werunthecountryaccordingtolawandendeavortobuildasocialistcountryundertheruleoflaw.

TheessenceofChina'

sreformandopening-upistoputpeoplefirstandmeettheirevergrowingmaterialandculturalneedsthroughreleasinganddevelopingproductiveforces.Itaimstogiveeveryoneequalopportunitiesforall-rounddevelopment.Itaimstoprotectthedemocraticrightsofthepeopleandpromotestability,harmonyandprosperityacrosstheland.Anditaimstosafeguardthedignityandfreedomofeveryonesothatheorshemaypursuehappinesswithingenuityandhardwork.

Overthepastthreedecades,morethan200millionChinesehavebeenliftedoutofpoverty,theaveragelifeexpectancyhasincreasedby5years,andthe83millionpeoplewithdisabilitiesinChinahavereceivedspecialcarefromthegovernmentandthesociety.AllthispointstothetremendouseffortsChinahasmadetoprotecthumanrights.Wehaveintroducedfreenine-yearcompulsoryeducationthroughoutthecountry,establishedthecooperativemedicalsystemintheruralareasandimprovedthesocialsafetynet.Theage-olddreamoftheChinesenationisbeingturnedintorealityadreamtoseetheyoungeducated,thesicktreatedandtheoldcaredfor.

IwanttoquotefromaTangDynastypoemtodescribewhatishappeninginChina,"

Fromshoretoshoreitiswideathightide,andbeforefairwindasailislifting."

TheChinesepeopleareworkinghardtomodernizetheircountry.Thisisagreatpracticeinalargedevelopingcountrybothancientandnew.TheChinesepeople,withdestinyintheirownhands,arefullofconfidenceintheirfuture.

Mybelovedmotherlandisacountrythatstoodnumerousvicissitudesbutnevergaveup.

Earlierinmycareer,IworkedinnorthwestChinaformanyyears.There,intheboundlessdesert,growsararevarietyoftreecalledeuphratespoplar.Rootedover50metersdowntheground,theythriveinhostileenvironments,defyingdroughts,sandstormsandsalinization.Theyareknownasthe"

herotree"

becauseaeuphratespoplarcanliveforathousandyears.Evenafteritdies,itstandsuprightforathousandyears,andevenafteritfalls,itstaysintactforanotherthousandyears.IlikeeuphratespoplarbecausetheysymbolizetheresilienceoftheChinesenation.

Overthemillennia,theChinesenationhasweatherednumerousdisasters,bothnaturalandman-made,surmountedallkindsofdifficultiesandchallenges,andmadeherwaytowheresheproudlystandstoday.Thelongsufferingshaveonlymadeheranationoffortitudeandperseverance.TheexperienceoftheChinesenationatteststoatruth:

whatanationlosesintimesofdisasterwillbemadeupforbyherprogress.

IamremindedoftheexperiencethatIhadinWenchuan,SichuanProvinceafterthedevastatingearthquaketherelastMay.Thatearthquakeshockedthewholeworld.ItflattenedBeichuanMiddleSchoolandclaimedmanyyounglives.Butonly10daysaftertheearthquake,whenIwentthereforthesecondtime,Ihadbeforemyeyesnewclassroomsbuiltondebrisbylocalvillagerswithplanks.Onceagain,thecampusechoedwiththesoundofstudentsreadingaloud.Iwrotedown4Chinesecharactersontheblackboard,meaning"

Acountrywillemergestrongerfromadversities."

IhavebeentoWenchuanseventimessincetheearthquakeandwitnessedcountlesstouchingsceneslikethis.Iamdeeplymovedbytheunyieldingspiritofmypeople.ThisgreatnationalspiritisthesourceofstrengthwhichhasenabledtheChinesenationtoemergefromallthehardshipsstrongerthanbefore.

Withhardworkoverthepasthalfcenturyandmore,Chinahasachievedgreatprogress.Itstotaleconomicoutputisnowoneofthelargestintheworld.However,weremainadevelopingcountryandwearekeenlyawareofthebiggapthatwehavewiththedevelopedcountries.Therehasbeennofundamentalchangeinourbasicnationalcondition:

abigpopulation,weakeconomicfoundationandunevendevelopment.China'

spercapitaGDPranksbehind100countriesintheworldandisonlyabout1/18thatofBritain.ThoseofyouwhohavebeentoChinaastouristsmusthaveseenthemoderncities,butourruralareasarestillquitebackward.Tobasicallyachievemodernizationbythemiddleofthiscentury,wemustaccomplishthreemajortasks:

first,achieveindustrialization,whichEuropehaslongcompleted,whilekeepingabreastofthelatesttrendsofthescientificandtechnologicalrevolution;

second,promoteeconomicgrowthwhileensuringsocialequityandjustice;

andthird,pursuesustainabledevelopmentathomewhileacceptingourshareofinternationalresponsibilities.Thejourneyaheadwillbelongandarduous,butnoamountofdifficultywillstoptheChinesepeoplefrommarchingforward.Throughpersistentefforts,wewillreachourgoal.

Mybelovedmotherlandisacountrythatvalueshertraditionswhileopeningherarmstotheoutsideworld.

ThetraditionalChinesecultureisrich,extensiveandprofound.Harmony,thesupremevaluecherishedinancientChina,liesattheheartoftheChineseculture.TheBookofHistory,anancientclassicinChinaforexample,advocatesamityamongpeopleandfriendlyexchangesamongnations.

TheChineseculturaltraditionvaluespeaceasthemostprecious.ThishasnurturedthebroadmindoftheChinesenation.TheChinesenationisgenerousandtolerant,justasMotherEarthcaresforalllivingthings.Sheisinconstantpursuitofjustice,justastheeternalmovementoftheUniverse.

Inthe15thcentury,thefamousChinesenavigatorZhengHeledsevenmaritimeexpeditionstotheWesternSeasandreachedover30countries.HetookwithhimChinesetea,silkandporcelainandhelpedlocalpeoplefightpiratesashesailedalong.Hewastrulyamessengerofloveandfriendship.

TheargumentthatabigpowerisboundtoseekhegemonydoesnotapplytoChina.SeekinghegemonygoesagainstChina'

sculturaltraditionaswellasthewilloftheChinesepeople.China'

sdevelopmentharmsnooneandthreatensnoone.Weshallbeapeace-lovingcountry,acountrythatiseagertolearnfromandcooperatewithothers.Wearecommittedtobuildingaharmoniousworld.

Differentcountriesandnationsneedtorespect,tolerateandlearnfromeachother'

sculture.Today,300millionChinesearelearningEnglishandoveronemillionofouryoungpeoplearestudyingabroad.TheculturesandartsofvariouspartsoftheworldarefeatureddailyonChina'

stelevision,radioandprintmedia.Hadwenotlearnedfromothersthroughexchangesandenrichedourselvesbydrawingonothers'

experience,wewouldnothaveenjoyedtoday'

sprosperityandprogress.

Inthe21stcentury,economicglobalizationandtheinformationnetworkhavelinkedusalltogether.Differentcultureslivetogetherandinfluenceeachother.Noculturecanflourishinisolation.Howmuchacountryoranationcontributestothecultureofhumanityisincreasinglydeterminedbyherabilitytoabsorbforeignculturesandrenewherself.ThatiswhyChinawillremainopenandreceptive,valueherowntraditionswhiledrawingonothers'

successfulexperience,andachieveeconomicprosperityandsocialprogressinacivilizedandharmoniousway.

LadiesandGentlemen,

IstresstheimportanceofseeingChinainthelightofherdevelopment,becausetheworldis