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克林顿在北京大学的英文演讲稿
克林顿在北京大学的英文演讲稿
PRESIDENTCLINTON:
Thankou。
Thankou,PresidentChen,ChairmenRen,ViePresidentChi,VieMinisterWei。
WearedelightedtobeheretodaithaverlargeAmeriandelegation,inludingtheFirstLadandourdaughter,hoisastudentatStanford,oneoftheshoolsithhihBeijingUniversithasarelationship。
WehavesixmembersoftheUnitedStatesCongress;theSeretarofState;SeretarofCommere;theSeretarofAgriulture;theChairmanofourCounilofEonomiAdvisors;SenatorSasser,ourAmbassador;theNationalSeuritAdvisorandmChiefofStaff,amongothers。
IsathattoillustratetheimportanethattheUnitedStatesplaesonourrelationshipithChina。
Iouldliketobeginbongratulatingallofou,thestudents,thefault,theadministrators,onelebratingtheentennialearofouruniversit。
Gongxi,Beida。
AsI'msureallofoukno,thisampusasonehometoYenhingUniversithihasfoundedbAmerianmissionaries。
ManofitsonderfulbuildingseredesignedbanAmerianarhitet。
ThousandsofAmeriansstudentsandprofessorshaveeheretostudandteah。
Wefeelaspeialkinshipithou。
Iam,hoever,gratefulthatthisdaisdifferentinoneimportantrespetfromanotherimportantoasion79earsago。
InJuneof19,thefirstpresidentofYenhingUniversit,JohnLeightonStuart,assettodelivertheverfirstmenementaddressonthesevergrounds。
Attheappointedhour,heappeared,butnostudentsappeared。
TheerealloutleadingtheMa4thMovementforChina'spolitialandulturalreneal。
WhenIreadthis,IhopedthathenIalkedintotheauditoriumtoda,someoneouldbesittinghere。
AndIthankouforbeinghere,vermuh。
Overthelast100ears,thisuniversithasgrontomorethan20,000students。
YourgraduatesarespreadthroughoutChinaandaroundtheorld。
YouhavebuiltthelargestuniversitlibrarinallofAsia。
Lastear,20perentofourgraduatesentabroadtostud,inludinghalfofourmathandsienemajors。
Andinthisanniversarear,morethanamillionpeopleinChina,Asia,andbeondhaveloggedontoourebsite。
Atthedanofaneentur,thisuniversitisleadingChinaintothefuture。
Ieheretodatotalktoou,thenextgenerationofChina'sleaders,abouttheritialimportanetoourfutureofbuildingastrongpartnershipbeteenChinaandtheUnitedStates。
TheAmerianpeopledeepladmireChinaforitsthousandsofearsofontributionstoultureandreligion,tophilosophandthearts,tosieneandtehnolog。
WerememberellourstrongpartnershipinWorldWarII。
NoeseeChinaatamomentinhistorhenourgloriouspastismathedbourpresentseepingtransformationandtheevengreaterpromiseofourfuture。
Justthreedeadesago,Chinaasvirtuallshutofffromtheorld。
No,Chinaisamemberofmorethan
1,000internationalorganizations--enterprisesthataffeteverthingfromairtraveltoagriulturaldevelopment。
Youhaveopenedournationtotradeandinvestmentonalargesale。
Toda,40,000oungChinesestudintheUnitedStates,ithhundredsofthousandsmorelearninginAsia,Afria,Europe,andLatinAmeria。
Yoursoialandeonomitransformationhasbeenevenmoreremarkable,movingfromalosedmandeonomisstemtoadriving,inreasinglmarket-basedanddriveneonom,generatingtodeadesofunpreedentedgroth,givingpeoplegreaterfreedomtotravelithinandoutsideChina,tovoteinvillageeletions,toonahome,hooseajob,attendabettershool。
Asaresultouhaveliftedliterallhundredsofmillionsofpeoplefrompovert。
Perapitainehasmorethandoubledinthelastdeade。
MostChinesepeopleareleadinglivestheouldnothaveimaginedjust20earsago。
Ofourse,thesehangeshavealsobroughtdisruptionsinsettledpatternsoflifeandork,andhaveimposedenormousstrainsonourenvironment。
OneeverurbanChineseasguaranteedemplomentinastateenterprise。
Nooumustpeteinajobmarket。
OneaChineseorkerhadonltomeetthedemandsofaentralplannerinBeijing。
Notheglobaleonommeansallmustmaththequalitandreativitoftherestoftheorld。
Forthoseholaktherighttrainingandskillsandsupport,thisneorldanbedaunting。
Intheshort-term,good,hardorkingpeople--some,atleastillfindthemselvesunemploed。
And,asallofouansee,therehavebeenenormousenvironmentalandeonomiandhealthareoststothedevelopmentpatternandtheenergusepatternofthelast20ears--fromairpollutiontodeforestationtoaidrainandatershortage。
Inthefaeofthesehallengesnesstemsoftrainingandsoialseuritillhavetobedevised,andneenvironmentalpoliiesandtehnologiesillhavetobeintroduediththegoalofgroingoureonomhileimprovingtheenvironment。
EverthingIknoabouttheintelligene,theingenuit,theenterpriseoftheChinesepeopleandeverthingIhaveheardtheselastfedasinmdisussionsithPresidentJiang,PrimeMinisterZhuandothersgivemeonfidenethatouillsueed。
AsoubuildaneChina,Ameriaantstobuildanerelationshipithou。
WeantChinatobesuessful,seureandopen,orkingithusforamorepeaefulandprosperousorld。
IknotherearethoseinChinaandtheUnitedStateshoquestionhetherloserrelationsbeteenourountriesisagoodthing。
Buteverthingallofusknoabouttheatheorldishangingandthehallengesourgenerationillfaetellusthatourtonationsillbefarbetterofforkingtogetherthanapart。
ThelateDeng*iaopingounseledustoseektruthfromfats。
Atthedanoftheneentur,thefatsarelear。
Thedistanebeteenourtonations,indeed,beteenannations,isshrinking。
WhereoneanAmerianlippershiptookmonthstorossfromChinatotheUnitedStates。
Toda,tehnologhasmadeusallvirtualneighbors。
Fromlaptopstolasers,frommirohipstomegabtes,aninformationrevolutionislightingthelandsapeofhumanknoledge,bringingusalllosertogether。
Ideas,information,andmonerosstheplanetatthestrokeofaputerke,bringingiththemextraordinaropportunitiestoreateealth,topreventandonquerdisease,tofostergreaterunderstandingamongpeoplesofdifferenthistoriesanddifferentultures。
Butealsoknothatthisgreateropennessandfasterhangemeanthatproblemshihstartbeondonenationsbordersanquiklmoveinsidethem--thespreadofeaponsofmassdestrution,thethreatsoforganizedrimeanddrugtraffiking,ofenvironmentaldegradation,andsevereeonomidisloation。
Nonationanisolateitselffromtheseproblems,andnonationansolvethemalone。
We,espeialltheoungergenerationsofChinaandtheUnitedStates,mustmakemonauseofourmonhallenges,sothatean,together,shapeaneenturofbrilliantpossibilities。
Inthe21stentur--ourentur--ChinaandtheUnitedStatesillfaethehallengeofseuritinAsia。
OntheKoreanPeninsula,hereoneeereadversaries,todaeareorkingtogetherforapermanentpeaeandafuturefreerofnuleareapons。
OntheIndiansubontinent,justasmostoftherestoftheorldismoving**fromnuleardanger,IndiaandPakistanrisksparkinganearmsrae。
WearenopursuingamonstrategtomoveIndiaandPakistan**fromfurthertestingandtoardadialoguetoresolvetheirdifferenes。
Inthe21stentur,ourgenerationmustfaethehallengeofstoppingthespreadofdeadliernulear,hemial,andbiologialeapons。
Intheronghandsortherongplaes,theseeaponsanthreatenthepeaeofnationslargeandsmall。
Inreasingl,ChinaandtheUnitedStatesagreeontheimportaneofstoppingproliferation。
Thatishearebeginningtoatinonerttoontroltheorldsmostdangerouseapons。
Inthe21stentur,ourgenerationillhavetoreversetheinternationaltideofrimeanddrugs。
Aroundtheorld,organizedrimerobspeopleofbillionsofdollarseverearandunderminestrustingovernment。
Ameriaknosallaboutthedevastationanddespairthatdrugsanbringtoshoolsandneighborhoods。
Withbordersonmorethanadozenountries,Chinahasbeearossroadforsmugglersofallkinds。
Lastear,PresidentJiangandIaskedseniorChineseandAmerianlaenforementoffiialstostepupourooperationagainstthesepredators,tostopmonefrombeinglaundered,tostopaliensfrombeingruellsmuggled,tostopurreniesfrombeingunderminedbounterfeiting。
Justthismonth,ourdrugenforementagenopenedanoffieinBeijing,andsoonChineseounternarotisexpertsillbeorkingoutofWashington。
Inthe21stentur,ourgenerationmustmakeitourmissiontoensurethattoda'sprogressdoesnoteattomorro'sexpense。
China'sremarkablegrothinthelasttodeadeshaseithatoxiost,pollutantsthatfoultheateroudrinkandtheairoubreathe--theostisnotonlenvironmental,itisalsoseriousintermsofthehealthonsequenesofourpeopleandintermsofthedragoneonomigroth。
Environmentalproblemsarealsoinreasinglglobalasellasnational。
Forexample,inthenearfuture,ifpresentenergusepatternspersist,ChinaillovertaketheUnitedStatesastheorld'slargestemitterofgreenhousegases,thegaseshiharetheprinipalauseofglobalarming。
Ifthenationsoftheorlddonotreduethegaseshihareausingglobalarming,sometimeinthenextenturthereisaseriousriskofdramatihangesinlimatehihillhangetheaeliveandtheaeork,hihouldliterallbursomeislandnationsundermountainsofaterandunderminetheeonomiandsoialfabriofnations。
Wemustorktogether。
WeAmeriansknofromouronexperienethatitispossibletogroaneonomhileimprovingtheenvironment。
Wemustdothattogetherforourselvesandfortheorld。
BuildingontheorkthatourViePresident,AlGore,hasdonepreviousliththeChinesegovernment,PresidentJiangandIareorkingtogetheronastobringAmerianleanenergtehnologtohelpimproveairqualitandgrotheChineseeonomatthesame