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拜登四川大学演讲全文

TheWhiteHouse

OfficeoftheVicePresident

ForImmediateReleaseAugust21,2011

RemarksbytheVicePresidentatSichuanUniversity

Chengdu,China

REMARKSBYVICEPRESIDENTJOSEPHBIDEN

ONU.S.-CHINARELATIONS

FOLLOWEDBYQ&AWITHSTUDENTSSichuanUniversity

Chengdu,China

10:

40A.M.（Local）

THEVICEPRESIDENT:

Thankyou,all,verymuch.（Applause.）Mr.President,thankyouforyourgraciousintroduction.WehaveanexpressionintheUnitedStatesSenatewhereIservedformanyyearswhenwewanttosaysomethingpersonal,wesay,permitmeapointofpersonalprivilege.IwouldliketointroduceyoutotwoofmyfamilymemberswhoI’vebroughtalongwithme,mydaughter-in-lawKathleenBidenandmygranddaughterNaomiBiden.Wouldyouguysstand?

（Applause.）

ItwouldbemoreappropriatetosayNaomibroughtmealongwithhersinceshe’sabuddingChinesespeaker,beentakingChineseforfiveyears,soI’vebeenlisteningtoheronthewholetrip.

Iwanttoagainthankyouverymuch.IhadawonderfulfewdaysinBeijingandaseriesofverypositiveandproductiveconversationswithChineseleaders.AndI’mpleasedtomakemyfirstvisittowesternChina,whichhasplayedsuchanincredible,suchanincredibleroleinthisnation’sproud,proudhistory,andwhichtodayisthevanguardofChinese--China’shigh-techfuture.

Twoyearsago,SichuanprovincesufferedoneofthegreatestnaturaldisastersinChina’srecenthistory.AndtheAmericanpeoplewereinspired--wereinspiredbythewayyouallcametogethertohelponeanotherduringthatcrisis.AndI’mabsolutelyamazedasIdrivearoundthecity,andI’llbemovingoutintotheprovincelater,afterthisspeech--I’mamazedathowquicklyyouhaverebuiltandyouhaverecovered.

ThepeopleofChengdu,letmesaysimplythatyourhospitalityhasmorethanliveduptoyourreputationasthe“landofabundance,”soagain,thankyousoverymuchforthathospitality.

It’salsogreattobehereonauniversitycampus.Ialsowanttothankourhost,theuniversitywhichcountsamongstitsalumnisomeofthemostillustriousfiguresinrecentChinesehistory,includingZhuDeandBaJin,bothofwhomare--onealiteraryicon;theother,oneofthemostillustriousfigures,andafoundingfatheroftherepublic.

I’malsopleasedtobejoinedtodayby--he’salreadybeenintroduced--butbyourambassador,ournewambassadorGaryLockewhosegrandfathercametotheUnitedStatesfromCantoninthe1890sandtoiledasahouseservantintheUnitedStatesinexchangeforbeingabletogetEnglishlanguagelessons.Inlessthantwogenerations--twogenerationslater,GaryLocke,hisgrandson,hasservedasthegovernorofhishomestateofWashington,theU.S.SecretaryofCommerceandthechiefofmissioninoneourmostimportantdiplomaticpostsintheworld.

Isharethisstorywithyounotbecauseit’sunique,butbecauseitisuniquelyAmerican.WhilenoteverychildorgrandchildofanimmigrantwillreachthepinnacleofsocietyasAmbassadorLockehas,Americacontinuestoputsuchpossibilitieswithinreachofallthosewhoseekourshores.

OnmyfirstvisittoChina,whichwasmorethan30yearsagowhenIwasayoungUnitedStatessenatorin1979,IwaswiththefirstdelegationofcongressionalleaderstovisitChinaafternormalization.WehadseveraldaysofbusinesswiththenVicePremierDengXiaoping.Itwasaverydifferentcountrythen,butwhatwasabsolutelycleartomewasthatChinawasonthecuspofaremarkabletransformation.

Changeswerejustgettingunderway.MyfirstintroductionhereinSichuanthatwouldbegintransformingalargelyagrariansocietyintoanengineofeconomicglobalandhelplifthundredsofmillionsofpeopleoutofpovertywas--seemedtomeclearatthetime.ThatfirstvisitcameamidadebateintheUnitedStatesofAmericasimilartotheonethatexiststodayabouthowtoviewChina’semergence.Letmebeclear--letmebeclear:

Ibelievedin1979andsaidsoandIbelievenowthatarisingChinaisapositivedevelopment,notonlyforthepeopleofChinabutfortheUnitedStatesandtheworldasawhole.

ArisingChinawillfueleconomicgrowthandprosperityanditwillbringtotheforeanewpartnerwithwhomwecanmeetglobalchallengestogether.WhenPresidentObamaandItookofficeinJanuaryof2009,wemadeourrelationshipwithChinaatoppriority.Weweredeterminedtosetitonastableandsustainablecoursethatwouldbenefitthecitizensofbothourcountries.OurPresidentshavemetninetimessincethen,includingverysuccessfulstatevisitsinBeijingandWashington,andhavespokennumeroustimesbytelephone.

Directdiscussionsbetweenseniorpolicymakersandthepersonaltiesthatresultfromsuchdiscussionsinmyviewoverthelast35yearsofconductingforeignpolicyarethekeystobuildingcooperation.They'rebuiltonunderstanding.Theyallowustobetterunderstandeachotherandallowustodefineourinterestsinwaysthatareclearsothateachoneofusknowwhattheothercountry’sinterestsare,andtoseetheworldthroughtheeyesoftheotherwiththeintentionofpreventingmiscommunicationsandmisconceptionsthattendtofuelmistrust.

Withthatgoalinmind,wehaveworkedveryhardtodevelopourcooperativepartnershipthroughmorethan60separatedialoguesonissuesofmattertobothChinaandtotheUnitedStates;andIwouldsuggesttotheworldasawhole.

ThepremierforumiswhatwerefertoastheStrategicandEconomicDialoguewhichbringstogetherpolicymakersfromacrossbothgovernmentstodiscussarangeofissuesfromtradebarrierstoclimatechange.Butwealsorecognize--wealsorecognizedimmediatelyonstartingthattheimportancemoredirectlyaddressingsecurityissues,aswell.That'swhyinMaywejointlylaunchedthefirstStrategicSecurityDialogue,anewchannelforcivilianandmilitaryleaderstodiscusssensitivetopics,includingcyberandmaritimesecurity.That'swhyit’salsoimportantthatourmilitaryleadersworktogether,gettoknowoneanother--notjustourpoliticalleaders,butourmilitaryleaders--asAdmiralMullenandGeneralChenhavebeguntodointheirrecentexchangeofmeetings.

ThefactisChinaandtheUnitedStatesfacemanyofthesamethreatsandsharemanyofthesameobjectivesandresponsibilities.Butbecausewesometimesviewthreatsfromdifferentperspectives--thatisChinaandtheUnitedStatesviewthemfromdifferentperspectives,our--orfavoradifferentwayindealingwithwhatweperceivetobejointthreats,ourgeneralsshouldbetalkingtoeachotheralongsidewithourdiplomats,asfrequentlyasourdiplomatsdo.LikeChina,theUnitedStateshasahugestakeintheprosperityandstabilityofAsiaandthePacific.

IlookforwardtovisitingtwootherAsiannationsonthistrip.WhenIleaveChina,I’llgotoMongoliaandthentoJapan.TheUnitedStates--andIrealizethisoccasionallycausessomediscomfiture--buttheUnitedStatesisaPacificpower,andwewillremainaspecificpower--aPacificpower.

Overthelast60years,nocountryhasdonemorethanwehavetoensurethestabilityandsecurityoftheAsian-Pacificregion.AndI’drespectfullysuggestthathasbeengoodforChina,allowingChinatofocusondomesticdevelopmentandtobenefitfromagrowingmarket.

America’sfocusonthiscriticalregionwillonlygrowintheyearstocomeasAsiaplaysanevengreaterroleintheglobaleconomyandinternationalaffairs.

AsPresidentObamasaidinTokyoduringhisfirstvisittoAsiaasPresident,andIquote:

“TheUnitedStatesofAmericamayhavestartedasaseriesofportsandcitiesalongtheAtlanticOcean,butforgenerations,wehavealsobeenanationofthePacific.AsiaandtheUnitedStatesarenotseparatedbythisgreatocean,weareboundbyit.”

That'swhywe’vebegunthisdialogue,thisAsia-PacificDialogueonissues--toexpandcooperationintheregionwherewebothliveandoperate.

Letmegiveyouanotherexampleofoursecuritycooperation.TheUnitedStatesandChinaarealsoworkingasinternational--withinternationalpartnerstocounterthethreatposedbythespreadofnuclearweapons,materialsandtechnology,socallednonproliferation.Alongwith46otherworldleaders,PresidentHuhonoredusbyjoiningPresidentObamaandmeattheNuclearSecuritySummitinApriloflastyear,andournationsarenowcollaboratingonacenterforexcellencetoprovidenuclearsecurityinChina.

InmydiscussionswithVicePresidentXithisweek,Isaidwehavetodeepenourconversationsontheworld’stwoprimarynuclearproliferatingchallenges:

NorthKoreaandIran.IknowthatChinasharesourconcerns,butsomeofyoumaywonderwhyourfocus--thefocusoftheUnitedStatesissointense.Thereasonisclear:

Ifarmedwithnuclearweaponsonlong-rangemissiles,NorthKoreaandIranwouldposeadirectandseriousthreattothesecurityoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandourallies.Itwouldpresentanexistentialthreat.Thatiswhy--thatiswhywe’vebeenworkingwithChinaandourinternationalpartnerstomaintainpeaceandstabilityontheKoreanpeninsulaandtoachieveacompletedenuclearizationofNorthKorea.AnditiswhyastheIraniangovernmentcontinuesitsillicitnuclearprogram,wehaveworkedwitharangeofpartnersandinternationalinstitutionstoenactthetoughestsanctionsthatIranhaseverfaced.

Withoutvigilantimplementationofthesesanctions,Iranwillevadetheconsequencesoftheactionsanddiplomacywillnotbeeffectiveinstoppingtheirnuclearprogram.SowewillcontinuetolooktoChinatosendaclearmessagetoIranianleadersthroughitswordsanditsdeedsthatthey,Iran,mustliveuptotheirinternationalobligations.