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美国副总统拜登在美中商会早餐会英语演讲稿

美国副总统拜登5月5日在美中商会早餐会英语演讲稿

（Applause.）Thankyouverymuch.AndI"msolateyouprobablythoughtyouweregoingtohearfromthe48thVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates.（Laughter.）Iapologize.Ialways,whenI"mlateathome,alwaysblameitonthePresident.ButIcan"tdothattoday,andIapologizeforkeepingyouwaiting.

Iremember220yearsago,whenIwasincollege,youonlyhadtowait10minutesforaprofessor,20minutesforafullprofessor.TheonlyfullprofessorintheBidenfamilyismywife--youdidn"thavetowaitthislong.Butthankyousomuchforgivingmetheopportunitytospeakwithyouall.

Letmebeginbysayingonethingaboutpetition.I"vetoldthistoVicePresidentXiandthenPresidentXi,inallthetimeIhadtospendwithhim,isthatoneofthethingsthathashappenedinthelast20years,astheworldhasbeemorepetitive,it"sawakenedthepetitivespiritintheUnitedStates.petitionisstedintoourDNA.Andifthere"sanythingremotelyapproachingalevelplayingfield,we"lldojustfine--justfine.

AndsoIwanttothanktheAmericanChamberofmerceandtheU.S.BusinessCouncilforinvitingmeheretoday.YouarelivingtheU.S.-Chinarelationshipeverysingleday,andyouknowtheopportunities,butyoualsoknowtheobstacles.Andit"sgreattobebacktogetheronelasttimehereinBeijingwithourAmbassador,GaryLocke.IsayonelasttimebecauseheisgoingtobeheadingbacktohishomestateofWashingtonafteraverydistinguishedcareer,whichIdon"tthinkisanywherenearended,asbothgovernor,memberoftheCabi,aswellastheAmbassador.

AndGaryandIwerespeakingthismorningasIwas--therewasatelephonecall,theysaidI"mrequiredupstairs.AndoneofthethingsIlikeaboutGary--there"snomemberof--nogovernorormemberofCabithatIhaveenjoyedworkingwithmore,becauseGaryspeaksEnglish.Bythat,ImeannotEnglishversusChinese;Imeanplainversusplicated.（Laughter.）AndsowhenGaryspeaks,everyoneunderstandsexactlywhathemeans.

AndasyouknowbetterthanI,municationisthecurrency,andparticularlythecurrencythatisneededmosthereinChina.He"sbeenanAmbassadortotheChinesegovernment,butalsototheChinesepeople,andhewillbemissed.Iremember,IwashereshortlyafterGaryarrivedandeverynewspaperyou"dpick,eventhoughIdon"treadChinese,I"dseeGary"spicture--becauseheconnected.HeconnectedimmediatelywiththeChinesepeopleasarepresentativeofourcountryandknowing--theChinesepeopleknowinghewasreachingoutnotjusttothegovernment,buttothem.

IhadachancesinceI"vebeenhere--it"sbeenaveryrapidvisit,andit"sbeen14-hourdays,butveryuseful--IhadachancetotalkwithVicePresidentLi,andIwillspendseveralhours--andIspentIguessalmostfourandahalfhourswithPresidentXi.AndI"mhonoredthathewouldgivemethetimetogointosuchdetail,bothinaprivatebilatwithhimaswellasanexpanded,aswellasalovelydinnerhehostedformeandafewofmycolleagues.Later,I"llbemeetingwithPremierLi.

AndIwanttotalktoyouaboutmuchofwhat--someofwhatI"vetalkedtoallofthemaboutandwhatIbelievetobearenextstepsintheU.S.-Chinarelationship.

We"retryingtobuildanewkindofrelationshipbetweenmajorpowers,onethat"sdifferent,onethatisdefinedbyconstructivecooperation,healthypetition,andasharedrespectforanagreeduponnewsetofrulesoftheroadandinternationalnormsforthe21stcentury.

AfterWorldII,ourgrandfathersandfathersandmothersputinplaceastructurethatacmodatedtheeconomicchangethattookplaceintheworldandsetupanewsetofrulesoftheroadfortheremainderofthe20thcentury.We"reinadifferentplacenow.YouallknowitbetterthanIdo.Weusethephraseincolloquialconversationinallourcountriesthatit"sa“globaleconomy.”Butit"strulyaglobaleconomy--aglobaleconomy.

MycolleaguesalwayskidmeaboutingIrishpoetsallthetime.TheythinkIdoitbecauseI"mIrish.Idoitbecausethey"rethebestpoets.（Laughter.）AndWilliamButlerYeatswroteapoemcalledEasterSunday1916,aboutthefirstrisinginIrelandinthe20thcentury.Andhehadalineinitthatbetterdescribes,Iwouldargue,thePacificBasinintheyear20XXthanitdidinhisIrelandin1916.Hesaid,“Allischanged,changedutterly,aterriblebeautyhasbeenborn.”

We"reatamoment,awindow,astheysay,ofopportunity.Howlongitwillremainopenremainstobeseen--wherewecanpotentiallyestablishasetofrulesoftheroadthatprovideformutualbenefitandgrowthofbothourcountriesandtheregion,thatsetdownsortofthetracksforprogressinthe21stcentury.Ithinkitisthatprofound.Ithinkthat"stheplace,that"stheinflectionpointweareatinourrelationshipnow--notonlywithChinabuttheentireregion.

Andsotheonlypathtorealizingthisvisionforthefutureisthroughtangible,practicalcooperationandmanagingourdifferenceseffectively.We"venottriedthisbefore.We"venottriedthisbefore.Thisisgoingtobedifficult.Butifwegetitright,theouteforourchildrenandgrandchildrencanbeprofound--profoundlypositive.

Buttomovethisrelationshipforward,thereisnosubstitutefordirectandpersonalengagementbetweenleaders.PresidentXipointedouttome,becauseIhadanopportunitywhenhewasvicepresidenttospendsomeconsiderabletimewithhimattherequestofPresidentHuandthen--andPresidentObama.Hemadeindirectreferenceto--therewasafamousAmericanpoliticiannamedTipO"Neill,whoIadmiredagreatdealandwassortofamentorwhenIwasayoung29-year-oldsenatoringintoCongress.Andhe"sfamousforhavingsaidallpoliticsislocal.Well,Ibelieveallpoliticsispersonal,includinginternationalpolitics.

Personalrelationshipsaretheonlyvehiclebywhichyoubuildtrust.Itdoesn"tmeanyouagree,buttrusttoknowthatthemanorwomanontheothersideofthetableistellingyoupreciselywhattheymean,evenifyoudon"twanttohearit.That"swhyPresidentObamaaskedmetomakethisvisit,andthat"swhyPresidentXiandIspentsomuchtimetogetheryesterdaydiscussingingreatdetailawholerangeofissueswefacetogetherthataredifficultforbothofustonavigateinourownpoliticalsystem.

Thesewereverycandidconversations.IknowitshocksyoutothinkIwouldbecandid.Iknowthat"sashockingassertion.NoonehasdoubtedthatImeanexactlywhatIsay.TheproblemisIsometimestendtosayallthatImean.（Laughter.）Butbecauseourrelationshipissoplex,gettingitrightisn"tgoingtobeeasy,andit"sgoingtorequiredirectstraightforwardnesswithoneanotheraboutourinterests,ourconcernsand,quitefrankly,ourexpectations.Andthatwasthenatureofthediscussionyesterday.

Letmestartwitheconomics,notbecausethisisabusinessaudience,butbecauseultimatelywhatmattersmostonbothsidesisourabilitytodeliverbetterforourpeoplewithoutitbeingviewedasazero-sumgame.IhavesaidsinceImetwithDengXiaopingasayoungsenator,withveryseniorsenators,thatChina"seconomicgrowthisverymuchintheinterestoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica--verymuchinourinterest.InmymeetingswithPresidentXi,heandIspentagooddealofourtimediscussingtheoutesofChina"sthirdplenum.China"sleadershavestatedtheirambitiontomoveChinatowardasystemwherethemarketplaysa“decisiverole.”Thatisavery,verybigorderthatwillrequireonthepartof--andI"mconfidenthepossessesit--theleadershipofthiscountryandthePresident.

But,infact,manyofthereformsChina"sleadersareproposingactuallymatchtheprioritieswehaveraisedwithChinaovertheyears.Levelingtheplayingfieldforprivateandforeign-ownedpanies--it"sgoingtobeadifficult,difficulttransition.Protectingintellectualpropertyandtradesecrets,whichisessential.It"snotasurprisethatanumberofAmericanpaniesareinghomeintheirmanufacturing.Why?

Well,wehaveveryproductiveworkers,butalsowehavecourtsystemsthataretotallytransparent.Intellectualpropertyisprotected.Itmatters.AndIthinkit"sbeingapparenttoourpetitorsaroundtheworldthatitmattersfortheirowneconomicgrowth.Openingservicesectorstoprivateandforeigninvestmentandmovingtomarket--toamarket-demandexchangerate.

Thesearewelesteps,buttheywillbedifficultsteps,andthere"snoneedtowaittill2020.Again,theChineseleadershipinprivatehasbeenverycandidwithmeaboutthedifficulty,butthedeterminationtheyhavetomeetthis,byanystandard,veryambitiousgoal.Ofcourse,whatmattersmostattheendofthedaywillbeimplementation.There"sanoldSaxonexpression--theproofofthepuddingisintheeating.Theproofofthepuddingisintheeating.ButIhavenodoubtthatPresidentXiandhisleadershipandhisprimaryadvisorsintendon,meanto,aremittedtomakingthethirdplenumareality.Butitisgoingtorequiresubstantialmitmentandfollow-through.

Reformanywhereischallenging.Therearealwaysintenseinterests.IknowyouallaresohappyaboutourviewsonWallStreetreform--noteasy,butaminor--aminor--changeparedtowhattheChineseleadershiphastakenon.ButthemoreChinadeliversonitsproposedreformsthestrongourbilateraltradeandinvestmentrelationshipwillbe.

Andthere"salotofworktodo,andIknowthatmanyofyouhaveconcernsthatneedtobedealtwithintheprocess.Thereareanumberofareaswhere,inthenexttwoyears,wecanandshouldmakeprogressimmediately.Wehaveanopportunitytoimproveintellectualpropertyprotection,resolveoutstandingtradedisputesthatareholdingusback.Wehaveanopportunitytosignificantlyexpandourcooperationonenergyandclimatechange--wherewehaveoverwhelminglymutualinterest.HelpingChinaachievenewvehicleemiss