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奥巴马英语

RemarksbythePresidentattheU.S./CHINAStrategicandEconomicDialogue

RonaldReaganBuildingandInternationalTradeCenterJuly27,2009

Goodmorning.ItisagreathonortowelcomeyoutothefirstmeetingoftheStrategicEconomicDialoguebetweentheUnitedStatesandChina.Thisisanessentialstepinadvancingapositive,constructive,andcomprehensiverelationshipbetweenourcountries.I'mpleasedthatPresidentHusharesmycommitmenttoasustaineddialoguetoenhanceoursharedinterests.

PresidentHuandIbothfeltthatitwasimportanttogetourrelationshipofftoagoodstart.Ofcourse,asanewPresidentandalsoasabasketballfan,IhavelearnedfromthewordsofYaoMing,whosaid,"Nomatterwhetheryouareneworanoldteammember,youneedtimetoadjusttooneanother."Well,throughtheconstructivemeetingsthatwe'vealreadyhad,andthroughthisdialogue,I'mconfidentthatwewillmeetYao'sstandard.

IwanttoacknowledgetheremarkableAmericanandChineseleaderswhowillco-chairthiseffort.HillaryClintonandTimGeithneraretwoofmyclosestadvisors,andtheyhavebothobtainedextraordinaryexperienceworkingwithChina.AndIknowthattheywillhaveextremelycapableandcommittedChinesecounterpartsinStateCouncilorDaiandVicePremierWang.Thankyouverymuchforbeinghere.

I'malsolookingforwardtotheconfirmationofanoutstandingU.S.AmbassadortoChina,GovernorJonHuntsman,whoisheretoday.（Applause）JonhasdeepexperiencelivingandworkinginAsia,and——unlikeme——hespeaksfluentMandarinChinese.HealsohappenstobeaRepublicanwhoco-chairedSenatorMcCain'scampaign.AndIthinkthatdemonstratesJon'scommitmenttoservinghiscountry,andthebroad,bipartisansupportforpositiveandproductiverelationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandChina.Sothankyou,Jon,foryourwillingnesstoserve.

Today,wemeetinabuildingthatspeakstothehistoryofthelastcentury.IthousesanationalmemorialtoPresidentWoodrowWilson,amanwhoheldofficewhenthe20thcenturywasstillyoung,andAmerica'sleadershipintheworldwasemerging.ItisnamedforRonaldReagan,amanwhocameofageduringtwoWorldWars,andwhosepresidencyhelpedusherinaneweraofhistory.AnditholdsapieceoftheBerlinWall,adecades-longsymbolofdivisionthatwasfinallytorndown,unleashingarisingtideofglobalizationthatcontinuestoshapeourworld.

Onehundredyearsago——intheearlydaysofthe20thcentury——itwasclearthatthereweremomentouschoicestobemade——choicesaboutthebordersofnationsandtherightsofhumanbeings.ButinWoodrowWilson'sday,noonecouldhaveforeseenthearcofhistorythatledtoawallcomingdowninBerlin,norcouldtheyhaveimaginedtheconflictandupheavalthatcharacterizedtheyearsinbetween.Forpeopleeverywhere--fromBostontoBeijing--the20thcenturywasatimeofgreatprogress,butthatprogressalsocamewithagreatprice.

Today,welookoutonthehorizonofanewcentury.Andaswelaunchthisdialogue,it'simportantforustoreflectuponthequestionsthatwillshapethe21stcentury.Willgrowthbestalledbyeventslikeourcurrentfinancialcrisis,orwillwecooperatetocreatebalancedandsustainablegrowth,liftingmorepeopleoutofpovertyandcreatingabroaderprosperityaroundtheworld?

Willtheneedforenergybreedcompetitionandclimatechange,orwillwebuildpartnershipstoproducecleanpowerandtoprotectourplanet?

Willnuclearweaponsspreadunchecked,orwillweforgeanewconsensustousethispowerforonlypeacefulpurposes?

Willextremistsbeabletostirconflictanddivision,orwillweuniteonbehalfofoursharedsecurity?

Willnationsandpeoplesdefinethemselvessolelybytheirdifferences,orcanwefindcommongroundnecessarytomeetourcommonchallenges,andtorespectthedignityofeveryhumanbeing?

Wecan'tpredictwithcertaintywhatthefuturewillbring,butwecanbecertainabouttheissuesthatwilldefineourtimes.Andwealsoknowthis:

TherelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandChinawillshapethe21stcentury,whichmakesitasimportantasanybilateralrelationshipintheworld.Thatreallymustunderpinourpartnership.Thatistheresponsibilitythattogetherwebear.

Aswelooktothefuture,wecanlearnfromourpast——forhistoryshowsusthatbothournationsbenefitfromengagementthatisgroundedinmutualinterestandmutualrespect.Duringmytimeinoffice,wewillmarkthe40thanniversaryofPresidentNixon'striptoChina.Atthattime,theworldwasmuchdifferentthanitistoday.AmericahadfoughtthreewarsinEastAsiainjust30years,andtheColdWarwasinastalemate.China'seconomywascutofffromtheworld,andahugepercentageoftheChinesepeoplelivedinextremepoverty.

Backthen,ourdialoguewasguidedbyanarrowfocusonoursharedrivalrywiththeSovietUnion.Today,wehaveacomprehensiverelationshipthatreflectsthedeepeningtiesamongourpeople.Ourcountrieshavenowsharedrelationsforlongerthanwewereestranged.Ourpeopleinteractinsomanyways.AndIbelievethatwearepoisedtomakesteadyprogressonsomeofthemostimportantissuesofourtimes.

MyconfidenceisrootedinthefactthattheUnitedStatesandChinasharemutualinterests.Ifweadvancethoseintereststhroughcooperation,ourpeoplewillbenefitandtheworldwillbebetteroff——becauseourabilitytopartnerwitheachotherisaprerequisiteforprogressonmanyofthemostpressingglobalchallenges.

Letmenamesomeofthosechallenges.First,wecancooperatetoadvanceourmutualinterestsinalastingeconomicrecovery.Thecurrentcrisishasmadeitclearthatthechoicesmadewithinourbordersreverberateacrosstheglobaleconomy——andthisistruenotjustinNewYorkandSeattle,butinShanghaiandShenzhen,aswell.Thatiswhywemustremaincommittedtostrongbilateralandmultilateralcoordination.Andthatistheexamplewehavesetbyactingaggressivelytorestoregrowth,topreventadeeperrecessionandtosavejobsforourpeople.

Goingforward,wecandeepenthiscooperation.Wecanpromotefinancialstabilitythroughgreatertransparencyandregulatoryreform.Wecanpursuetradethatisfreeandfair,andseektoconcludeanambitiousandbalancedDohaRoundagreement.WecanupdateinternationalinstitutionssothatgrowingeconomieslikeChinaplayagreaterrolethatmatchestheirgreaterresponsibility.AndasAmericanssavemoreandChineseareabletospendmore,wecanputgrowthonamoresustainablefoundation——becausejustasChinahasbenefitedfromsubstantialinvestmentandprofitableexports,ChinacanalsobeanenormousmarketforAmericangoods.

Second,wecancooperatetoadvanceourmutualinterestinaclean,secure,andprosperousenergyfuture.TheUnitedStatesandChinaarethetwolargestconsumersofenergyintheworld.Wearealsothetwolargestemittersofgreenhousegasesintheworld.Let'sbefrank:

Neitherofusprofitsfromagrowingdependenceonforeignoil,norcanwespareourpeoplefromtheravagesofclimatechangeunlesswecooperate.Commonsensecallsuponustoactinconcert.

Bothofourcountriesaretakingstepstotransformourenergyeconomies.Togetherwecanchartalowcarbonrecovery;wecanexpandjointeffortsatresearchanddevelopmenttopromotethecleanandefficientuseofenergy;andwecanworktogethertoforgeaglobalresponseattheClimateChangeConferenceinCopenhagenandbeyond.Andthebestwaytofostertheinnovationthatcanincreaseoursecurityandprosperityistokeepourmarketsopentonewideas,newexchanges,andnewsourcesofenergy.

Third,wecancooperatetoadvanceourmutualinterestsinstoppingthespreadofnuclearweapons.Makenomistake:

Themorenationsacquiretheseweapons,themorelikelyitisthattheywillbeused.NeitherAmericanorChinahasaninterestinaterroristacquiringabomb,oranucleararmsracebreakingoutinEastAsia.ThatiswhywemustcontinueourcollaborationtoachievethedenuclearizationoftheKoreanPeninsula,andmakeitcleartoNorthKoreathatthepathtosecurityandrespectcanbetravelediftheymeettheirobligations.AndthatiswhywemustalsobeunitedinpreventingIranfromacquiringanuclearweapon,andurgingtheIslamicRepublictoliveuptoitsinternationalobligations.

Thisisnotaboutsinglingoutanyonenation——itisabouttheresponsibilityofallnations.Together,wemustcooperatetosecureallvulnerablenuclearmaterialsaroundtheworld,whichwillbeafocusofourGlobalNuclearSummitnextyear.Andtogether,wemuststrengthentheNuclearNon-ProliferationTreatybyrenewingitsbasicbargain:

countrieswithnuclearweaponswillmovetowardsdisarmament;countrieswithoutnuclearweaponswillnotacquirethem;andallcountriescanaccesspeacefulnuclearenergy.Abalanceofterrorcannothold.Inthe21stcentury,astrongandglobalregimeistheonlybasisforsecurityfromtheworld'sdeadliestweapons.

Andfourth,wecancooperatetoadvanceourmutualinterestsinconfrontingtransnationalthreats.Themostpressingdangerswefacenolongercomefromcompetitionamonggreatpowers——theycomefromextremistswhowouldmurderinnocents;fromtraffickersandpirateswhopursuetheirownprofitsattheexpenseofothers;fromdiseasesthatknownoborders;andfromsufferingandcivilwarsthatbreedinstabilityandterror.Thesearethethreatsofthe21stcentury.Andthatiswhythepursuitofpoweramongnationsmustnolongerbeseenasazero-sumgame.Progress——includingsecurity——mustbeshared.

Throughincreasedtiesbetweenourmilitaries,wecandiminishcausesfordisputewhileprovidingaframeworkforcoo