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10:

12A.M.JST

PRESIDENTOBAMA:

Thankyousomuch. 

Arigatou. 

Thankyouverymuch. 

（Applause.） 

Goodmorning. 

ItisagreathonortobeinTokyo--thefirststoponmyfirstvisittoAsiaasPresidentoftheUnitedStates. 

Thankyou. 

Itisgoodtobeamongsomanyofyou--JapaneseandIseeafewAmericanshere 

--（applause）--whoworkeverydaytostrengthenthebondsbetweenourtwocountries,includingmylongtimefriendandournewambassadortoJapan,JohnRoos. 

（Applause.）

ItiswonderfultobebackinJapan. 

SomeofyoumaybeawarethatwhenIwasayoungboy,mymotherbroughtmetoKamakura,whereIlookedupatthatcenturies-oldsymbolofpeaceandtranquility--thegreatbronzeAmidaBuddha. 

Andasachild,Iwasmorefocusedonthematchaicecream. 

（Laughter.） 

AndIwanttothankPrimeMinisterHatoyamaforsharingsomeofthosememorieswithmoreicecreamlastnightatdinner. 

（Laughterandapplause.） 

ButIhaveneverforgottenthewarmthandthehospitalitythattheJapanesepeopleshowedayoungAmericanfarfromhome.

AndIfeelthatsamespiritonthisvisit:

InthegraciouswelcomeofPrimeMinisterHatoyama. 

IntheextraordinaryhonorofthemeetingwithTheirImperialMajesties,theEmperorandEmpress,onthe20thanniversaryofhisascensiontotheChrysanthemumThrone. 

InthehospitalityshownbytheJapanesepeople. 

Andofcourse,IcouldnotcomeherewithoutsendingmygreetingsandgratitudetothecitizensofObama,Japan. 

Now,Iambeginningmyjourneyhereforasimplereason. 

Sincetakingoffice,IhaveworkedtorenewAmericanleadershipandpursueaneweraofengagementwiththeworldbasedonmutualinterestsandmutualrespect. 

AndoureffortsintheAsiaPacificwillberooted,innosmallmeasure,throughanenduringandrevitalizedalliancebetweentheUnitedStatesandJapan.

Frommyveryfirstdaysinoffice,wehaveworkedtostrengthenthetiesthatbindournations. 

ThefirstforeignleaderthatIwelcomedtotheWhiteHousewasthePrimeMinisterofJapan,andforthefirsttimeinnearly50years,thefirstforeigntripbyanAmericanSecretaryofState,HillaryClinton,wastoAsia,startinginJapan. 

Intwomonths,ouralliancewillmarkits50thanniversary 

--adaywhenPresidentDwightEisenhowerstoodnexttoJapan'

sPrimeMinisterandsaidthatourtwonationswerecreating"

anindestructiblepartnership"

basedon"

equalityandmutualunderstanding."

Inthehalf-centurysince,thatalliancehasenduredasafoundationforoursecurityandprosperity. 

Ithashelpedusbecometheworld'

stwolargesteconomies,withJapanemergingasAmerica'

ssecond-largesttradingpartneroutsideofNorthAmerica. 

IthasevolvedasJapanhasplayedalargerroleontheworldstage,andmadeimportantcontributionstostabilityaroundtheworld--fromreconstructioninIraq,tocombatingpiracyofftheHornofAfrica,toassistanceforthepeopleofAfghanistanandPakistan--mostrecentlythroughitsremarkableleadershipinprovidingadditionalcommitmentstointernationaldevelopmenteffortsthere.

Aboveall,ouralliancehasenduredbecauseitreflectsourcommonvalues--abeliefinthedemocraticrightoffreepeopletochoosetheirownleadersandrealizetheirowndreams;

abeliefthatmadepossibletheelectionofbothPrimeMinisterHatoyamaandmyselfonthepromiseofchange. 

Andtogether,wearecommittedtoprovidinganewgenerationofleadershipforourpeopleandouralliance.

Thatiswhy,atthiscriticalmomentinhistory,thetwoofushavenotonlyreaffirmedouralliance--we'

veagreedtodeepenit. 

We'

veagreedtomoveexpeditiouslythroughajointworkinggrouptoimplementtheagreementthatourtwogovernmentsreachedonrestructuringU.S.forcesinOkinawa. 

Andasourallianceevolvesandadaptsforthefuture,wewillalwaysstrivetoupholdthespiritthatPresidentEisenhowerdescribedlongago--apartnershipofequalityandmutualrespect. 

ButwhileourcommitmenttothisregionbeginsinJapan,itdoesn'

tendhere. 

TheUnitedStatesofAmericamayhavestartedasaseriesofportsandcitiesalongtheAtlanticOcean,butforgenerationswehavealsobeenanationofthePacific. 

AsiaandtheUnitedStatesarenotseparatedbythisgreatocean;

weareboundbyit. 

Weareboundbyourpast--bytheAsianimmigrantswhohelpedbuildAmerica,andthegenerationsofAmericansinuniformwhoservedandsacrificedtokeepthisregionsecureandfree. 

Weareboundbyoursharedprosperity--bythetradeandcommerceuponwhichmillionsofjobsandfamiliesdepend. 

Andweareboundbyourpeople--bytheAsianAmericanswhoenricheverysegmentofAmericanlife,andallthepeoplewhoselives,likeourcountries,areinterwoven. 

Myownlifeisapartofthatstory. 

IamanAmericanPresidentwhowasborninHawaiiandlivedinIndonesiaasaboy.MysisterMayawasborninJakarta,andlatermarriedaChinese-Canadian. 

MymotherspentnearlyadecadeworkinginthevillagesofSoutheastAsia,helpingwomenbuyasewingmachineoraneducationthatmightgivethemafootholdintheworldeconomy. 

SothePacificRimhashelpedshapemyviewoftheworld.

Andsincethattime,perhapsnoregionhaschangedasswiftlyordramatically. 

Controlledeconomieshavegivenwaytoopenmarkets. 

Dictatorshipshavebecomedemocracies. 

Livingstandardshaverisenwhilepovertyhasplummeted. 

Andthroughallthesechanges,thefortunesofAmericaandtheAsiaPacifichavebecomemorecloselylinkedthaneverbefore.

SoIwanteveryonetoknow,andIwanteverybodyinAmericatoknow,thatwehaveastakeinthefutureofthisregion,becausewhathappensherehasadirecteffectonourlivesathome. 

Thisiswhereweengageinmuchofourcommerceandbuymanyofourgoods. 

Andthisiswherewecanexportmoreofourownproductsandcreatejobsbackhomeintheprocess. 

Thisisaplacewheretheriskofanucleararmsracethreatensthesecurityofthewiderworld,andwhereextremistswhodefileagreatreligionplanattacksonbothourcontinents. 

AndtherecanbenosolutiontoourenergysecurityandourclimatechallengewithouttherisingpowersanddevelopingnationsoftheAsiaPacific.

Tomeetthesecommonchallenges,theUnitedStateslookstostrengthenoldalliancesandbuildnewpartnershipswiththenationsofthisregion. 

Todothis,welooktoAmerica'

streatyallianceswithJapan,SouthKorea,Australia,ThailandandthePhilippines--alliancesthatarenothistoricaldocumentsfromabygoneera,butabidingcommitmentstoeachotherthatarefundamentaltooursharedsecurity.

ThesealliancescontinuetoprovidethebedrockofsecurityandstabilitythathasallowedthenationsandpeoplesofthisregiontopursueopportunityandprosperitythatwasunimaginableatthetimeofmyfirstchildhoodvisittoJapan. 

AndevenasAmericantroopsareengagedintwowarsaroundtheworld,ourcommitmenttoJapan'

ssecurityandtoAsia'

ssecurityisunshakeable--（applause）--anditcanbeseeninourdeploymentsthroughouttheregion--aboveall,throughouryoungmenandwomeninuniform,ofwhomIamsoproud.

Now,welooktoemergingnationsthatarepoisedaswelltoplayalargerrole--bothintheAsiaPacificregionandthewiderworld;

placeslikeIndonesiaandMalaysiathathaveadopteddemocracy,developedtheireconomies,andtappedthegreatpotentialoftheirownpeople.

Welooktorisingpowerswiththeviewthatinthe21stcentury,thenationalsecurityandeconomicgrowthofonecountryneednotcomeattheexpenseofanother. 

IknowtherearemanywhoquestionhowtheUnitedStatesperceivesChina'

semergence. 

ButasIhavesaid,inaninterconnectedworld,powerdoesnotneedtobeazero-sumgame,andnationsneednotfearthesuccessofanother. 

Cultivatingspheresofcooperation--notcompetingspheresofinfluence--willleadtoprogressintheAsiaPacific. 

Now,aswithanynation,AmericawillapproachChinawithafocusonourinterests. 

Andit'

spreciselyforthisreasonthatitisimportanttopursuepragmaticcooperationwithChinaonissuesofmutualconcern,becausenoonenationcanmeetthechallengesofthe21stcenturyalone,andtheUnitedStatesandChinawillbothbebetteroffwhenweareabletomeetthemtogether. 

That'

swhywewelcomeChina'

sefforttoplayagreaterroleontheworldstage--aroleinwhichtheirgrowingeconomyisjoinedbygrowingresponsibility. 

China'

spartnershiphasprovedcriticalinourefforttojumpstarteconomicrecovery. 

ChinahaspromotedsecurityandstabilityinAfghanistanandPakistan. 

Anditisnowcommittedtotheglobalnonproliferationregime,andsupportingthepursuitofdenuclearizationoftheKoreanPeninsula.

SotheUnitedStatesdoesnotseektocontainChina,nordoesadeeperrelationshipwithChinameanaweakeningofourbilateralalliances. 

Onthecontrary,theriseofastrong,prosperousChinacanbeasourceofstrengthforthecommunityofnations. 

AndsoinBeijingandbeyond,wewillworktodeepenourstrategicandeconomicdialogue,andimprovecommunicationbetweenourmilitaries. 

Ofcourse,wewillnotagreeoneveryissue,andtheUnitedStateswillneverwaverinspeakingupforthefundamentalvaluesthatweholddear--andthatincludesrespectforthereligionandculturesofallpeople--becausesupportfor