Obama Shanghai address 091116Word格式.docx

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Goodafternoon. 

ItisagreathonorformetobehereinShanghai,andtohavethisopportunitytospeakwithallofyou. 

I'

dliketothankFudanUniversity'

sPresidentYangforhishospitalityandhisgraciouswelcome. 

dalsoliketothankouroutstandingAmbassador,JonHuntsman,whoexemplifiesthedeeptiesandrespectbetweenournations. 

Idon'

tknowwhathesaid,butIhopeitwasgood. 

（Laughter.） 

WhatI'

dliketodoistomakesomeopeningcomments,andthenwhatI'

mreallylookingforwardtodoingistakingquestions,notonlyfromstudentswhoareintheaudience,butalsowe'

vereceivedquestionsonline,whichwillbeaskedbysomeofthestudentswhoarehereintheaudience,aswellasbyAmbassadorHuntsman. 

AndIamverysorrythatmyChineseisnotasgoodasyourEnglish,butIamlookingforwardtothischancetohaveadialogue.

ThisismyfirsttimetravelingtoChina,andI'

mexcitedtoseethismajesticcountry. 

Here,inShanghai,weseethegrowththathascaughttheattentionoftheworld--thesoaringskyscrapers,thebustlingstreetsandentrepreneurialactivity. 

AndjustasI'

mimpressedbythesesignsofChina'

sjourneytothe21stcentury,I'

meagertoseethoseancientplacesthatspeaktousfromChina'

sdistantpast. 

TomorrowandthenextdayIhopetohaveachancewhenI'

minBeijingtoseethemajestyoftheForbiddenCityandthewonderoftheGreatWall. 

Truly,thisisanationthatencompassesbotharichhistoryandabeliefinthepromiseofthefuture. 

Thesamecanbesaidoftherelationshipbetweenourtwocountries. 

Shanghai,ofcourse,isacitythathasgreatmeaninginthehistoryoftherelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandChina. 

Itwashere,37yearsago,thattheShanghaiCommuniqueopenedthedoortoanewchapterofengagementbetweenourgovernmentsandamongourpeople. 

However,America'

stiestothiscity--andtothiscountry--stretchbackfurther,totheearliestdaysofAmerica'

sindependence.

In1784,ourfoundingfather,GeorgeWashington,commissionedtheEmpressofChina,ashipthatsetsailfortheseshoressothatitcouldpursuetradewiththeQingDynasty.Washingtonwantedtoseetheshipcarrytheflagaroundtheglobe,andtoforgenewtieswithnationslikeChina. 

ThisisacommonAmericanimpulse--thedesiretoreachfornewhorizons,andtoforgenewpartnershipsthataremutuallybeneficial.

Overthetwocenturiesthathavefollowed,thecurrentsofhistoryhavesteeredtherelationshipbetweenourcountriesinmanydirections. 

Andeveninthemidstoftumultuouswinds,ourpeoplehadopportunitiestoforgedeepandevendramaticties.Forinstance,AmericanswillneverforgetthehospitalityshowntoourpilotswhowereshotdownoveryoursoilduringWorldWarII,andcaredforbyChinesecivilianswhoriskedallthattheyhadbydoingso. 

AndChineseveteransofthatwarstillwarmlygreetthoseAmericanveteranswhoreturntothesiteswheretheyfoughttohelpliberateChinafromoccupation.

Adifferentkindofconnectionwasmadenearly40yearsagowhenthefrostbetweenourcountriesbegantothawthroughthesimplegameoftabletennis. 

Theveryunlikelynatureofthisengagementcontributedtoitssuccess--becauseforallourdifferences,bothourcommonhumanityandoursharedcuriositywererevealed. 

AsoneAmericanplayerdescribedhisvisittoChina--"

[The]peoplearejustlikeus…ThecountryisverysimilartoAmerica,butstillverydifferent."

OfcoursethissmallopeningwasfollowedbytheachievementoftheShanghaiCommunique,andtheeventualestablishmentofformalrelationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandChinain1979. 

Andinthreedecades,justlookathowfarwehavecome.

In1979,tradebetweentheUnitedStatesandChinastoodatroughly$5billion--todayittopsover$400billioneachyear.Thecommerceaffectsourpeople'

slivesinsomanyways. 

AmericaimportsfromChinamanyofthecomputerpartsweuse,theclotheswewear;

andweexporttoChinamachinerythathelpspoweryourindustry. 

ThistradecouldcreateevenmorejobsonbothsidesofthePacific,whileallowingourpeopletoenjoyabetterqualityoflife. 

Andasdemandbecomesmorebalanced,itcanleadtoevenbroaderprosperity. 

In1979,thepoliticalcooperationbetweentheUnitedStatesandChinawasrootedlargelyinoursharedrivalrywiththeSovietUnion. 

Today,wehaveapositive,constructiveandcomprehensiverelationshipthatopensthedoortopartnershiponthekeyglobalissuesofourtime--economicrecoveryandthedevelopmentofcleanenergy;

stoppingthespreadofnuclearweaponsandthescourgeofclimatechange;

thepromotionofpeaceandsecurityinAsiaandaroundtheglobe. 

AlloftheseissueswillbeontheagendatomorrowwhenImeetwithPresidentHu.

Andin1979,theconnectionsamongourpeoplewerelimited.Today,weseethecuriosityofthoseping-pongplayersmanifestedinthetiesthatarebeingforgedacrossmanysectors. 

ThesecondhighestnumberofforeignstudentsintheUnitedStatescomefromChina,andwe'

veseena50percentincreaseinthestudyofChineseamongourownstudents. 

Therearenearly200"

friendshipcities"

drawingourcommunitiestogether. 

AmericanandChinesescientistscooperateonnewresearchanddiscovery. 

Andofcourse,YaoMingisjustonesignalofoursharedloveofbasketball--I'

monlysorrythatIwon'

tbeabletoseeaShanghaiSharksgamewhileI'

mvisiting.

Itisnocoincidencethattherelationshipbetweenourcountrieshasaccompaniedaperiodofpositivechange. 

Chinahasliftedhundredsofmillionsofpeopleoutofpoverty--anaccomplishmentunparalleledinhumanhistory--whileplayingalargerroleinglobalevents. 

AndtheUnitedStateshasseenoureconomygrowalongwiththestandardoflivingenjoyedbyourpeople,whilebringingtheColdWartoasuccessfulconclusion.

ThereisaChineseproverb:

"

Considerthepast,andyoushallknowthefuture."

Surely,wehaveknownsetbacksandchallengesoverthelast30years. 

Ourrelationshiphasnotbeenwithoutdisagreementanddifficulty. 

Butthenotionthatwemustbeadversariesisnotpredestined--notwhenweconsiderthepast. 

Indeed,becauseofourcooperation,boththeUnitedStatesandChinaaremoreprosperousandmoresecure. 

Wehaveseenwhatispossiblewhenwebuilduponourmutualinterests,andengageonthebasisofmutualrespect.

Andyetthesuccessofthatengagementdependsuponunderstanding--onsustaininganopendialogue,andlearningaboutoneanotherandfromoneanother. 

ForjustasthatAmericantabletennisplayerpointedout--wesharemuchincommonashumanbeings,butourcountriesaredifferentincertainways. 

Ibelievethateachcountrymustchartitsowncourse. 

Chinaisanancientnation,withadeeplyrootedculture. 

TheUnitedStates,bycomparison,isayoungnation,whosecultureisdeterminedbythemanydifferentimmigrantswhohavecometoourshores,andbythefoundingdocumentsthatguideourdemocracy.

Thosedocumentsputforwardasimplevisionofhumanaffairs,andtheyenshrineseveralcoreprinciples--thatallmenandwomenarecreatedequal,andpossesscertainfundamentalrights;

thatgovernmentshouldreflectthewillofthepeopleandrespondtotheirwishes;

thatcommerceshouldbeopen,informationfreelyaccessible;

andthatlaws,andnotsimplymen,shouldguaranteetheadministrationofjustice.

Ofcourse,thestoryofournationisnotwithoutitsdifficultchapters. 

Inmanyways--overmanyyears--wehavestruggledtoadvancethepromiseoftheseprinciplestoallofourpeople,andtoforgeamoreperfectunion. 

Wefoughtaverypainfulcivilwar,andfreedaportionofourpopulationfromslavery. 

Ittooktimeforwomentobeextendedtherighttovote,workerstowintherighttoorganize,andforimmigrantsfromdifferentcornersoftheglobetobefullyembraced. 

Evenaftertheywerefreed,AfricanAmericansperseveredthroughconditionsthatwereseparateandnotequal,beforewinningfullandequalrights.

Noneofthiswaseasy. 

Butwemadeprogressbecauseofourbeliefinthosecoreprinciples,whichhaveservedasourcompassthroughthedarkestofstorms. 

ThatiswhyLincolncouldstandupinthemidstofcivilwaranddeclareitastruggletoseewhetheranynation,conceivedinliberty,and"

dedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal"

couldlongendure.ThatiswhyDr.MartinLutherKingcouldstandonthestepsoftheLincolnMemorialandaskthatournationliveoutthetruemeaningofitscreed. 

That'

swhyimmigrantsfromChinatoKenyacouldfindahomeonourshores;

whyopportunityisavailabletoallwhowouldworkforit;

andwhysomeonelikeme,wholessthan50yearsagowouldhavehadtroublevotinginsomepartsofAmerica,isnowabletoserveasitsPresident.

AndthatiswhyAmericawillalwaysspeakoutforthesecoreprinciplesaroundtheworld. 

Wedonotseektoimposeanysystemofgovernmentonanyothernation,butwealsodon'

tbelievethattheprinciplesthatwestandforareuniquetoournation. 

Thesefreedomsofexpressionandworship--ofaccesstoinformationandpoliticalparticipation--webelieveareuniversalrights. 

Theyshouldbeavailabletoallpeople,includingethnicandreligiousminorities--whethertheyareintheUnitedStates,China,oranynation. 

Indeed,itisthatrespectforuniversalrightsthatguidesAmerica'

sopennesstoothercountries;

ourrespectfordifferentcultures;

ourcommitmen