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msogratefulforthehospitalityandhonoredforthereceptionatoneofChina'
sandtheworld'
sgreatuniversities.Thisuniversitywasfounded,interestinglyenough,withthesupportofmycountry,tofurthertiesbetweenourtwonations.Iknowhowimportantthisplaceistoyourvicepresident.Henotonlyreceivedhisdegreeherebut,moreimportantly,hemethisgraciouswifehere.
Iwanttothankthestudentsforgivingmethechancetomeetwithyou,thechancetotalkalittlebitaboutmycountry,andanswersomeofyourquestions.
Thestandardsandreputationofthisuniversityareknownaroundtheworld,andIknowwhatanachievementitistobehere.Socongratulations.
Idon'
tknowifyouknowthisornot,butmywifeandIhavetwodaughterswhoareincollege,justlikeyou.OnegoestotheUniversityofTexas,onegoestoYale.They'
retwins.AndweareproudofourdaughtersjustlikeI'
msureyourparentsareproudofyou.
MyvisittoChinacomesonanimportantanniversary,asthevicepresidentmentioned.ThirtyyearsagothisweekanAmericanpresidentarrivedinChinaonatripdesignedtoenddecadesofestrangementandconfrontcenturiesofsuspicion.PresidentRichardNixonshowedtheworldthattwovastlydifferentgovernmentscouldmeetonthegroundsofcommoninterestinthespiritofmutualrespect.
Astheylefttheairportthatday,PremierZhouEn-LaisaidthistoPresidentNixon:
``Yourhandshakecameoverthevastestoceanintheworld-25yearsofnocommunication.'
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Duringthe30yearssince,AmericaandChinahaveexchangedmanyhandshakesoffriendshipandcommerce.Andaswehavehadmorecontactwitheachother,thecitizensofbothcountrieshavegraduallylearnedmoreabouteachother.Andthat'
simportant.
TodayweseeaChinathatisstilldefinedbynobletraditionsoffamily,scholarshipandhonor.AndweseeaChinathatisbecomingoneofthemostdynamicandcreativesocietiesintheworld,asdemonstratedbytheknowledgeandpotentialrighthereinthisroom.
Chinaisonarisingpath,andAmericawelcomestheemergenceofastrongandpeacefulandprosperousChina.
AsAmericalearnsmoreaboutChina,IamconcernedthattheChinesepeopledonotalwaysseeaclearpictureofmycountry.Thishappensformanyreasonsandsomeofthemareourownmaking.OurmoviesandtelevisionshowsoftendonotportraythevaluesoftherealAmericaIknow.OursuccessfulbusinessesshowastrengthofAmericancommercebutourspirit,communityspiritandcontributionstoeachotherarenotalwaysvisibleasmonetarysuccess.
SomeoftheerroneouspicturesofAmericaarepaintedbyothers.MyfriendtheambassadortoChinatellsmesomeChinesetextbookstalkofAmericansofbullyingtheweakandrepressingthepoor.
AnotherChinesetextbookpublishedjustlastyearteachesthatspecialagentsoftheFBIareusedtorepresstheworkingpeople.
Now,neitheroftheseistrue.Andwhilethewordsmaybeleftoversfromapreviousera,theyaremisleadingandtheyareharmful.
Infact,Americansfeelaspecialresponsibilityfortheweakandthepoor.Ourgovernmentspendsbillionsofdollarstoprovidehealthcareandfoodandhousingforthosewhocannothelpthemselves.Andevenmoreimportant,manyofourcitizenscontributetheirownmoneyandtimetohelpthoseinneed.
Americancompassionalsostretcheswaybeyondourborders.We'
rethenumberoneproviderofhumanitarianaidtopeopleinneedthroughouttheworld.
AndasforthemenandwomenoftheFBIandlawenforcement,they'
reworkingpeople.They,themselves,areworkingpeoplewhodevotetheirlivestofightingcrimeandcorruption.
Mycountrycertainlyhasitsshareofproblems,noquestionaboutthat.Andwehaveourfaults.Likemostnations,we'
reonalongjourneytowardachievingourownidealsofequalityandjustice.
Yetthere'
sareasonournationshinesasabeaconofhopeandopportunity,areasonmanythroughouttheworlddreamofcomingtoAmerica.It'
sbecausewe'
reafreenation,wheremenandwomenhavetheopportunitytoachievetheirdreams.
Nomatteryourbackgroundoryourcircumstanceofbirth,inAmericayoucangetagoodeducation,youcanstartyourownbusiness,youcanraiseafamily,youcanworshipfreelyandhelpelecttheleadersofyourcommunityandyourcountry.Youcansupportthepoliciesofourgovernmentoryou'
refreetoopenlydisagreewiththem.
Thosewhofearfreedomsometimesargueitcouldleadtochaos.Butitdoesnot.Libertygivesourcitizensmanyrights,yetexpectsthemtoexerciseimportantresponsibilities.Ourlibertyisgivendirectionandpurposebymoralcharacter,shapedinstrongfamilies,strongcommunities,strongreligiousinstitutions,andoverseenbyastrongandfairlegalsystem.
Anditwasdesignedbyspecialcare.Idon'
tknowifyou'
veeverseentheStatueofLiberty,butifyoulookclosely,she'
sholdingnotoneobject,buttwo.Intheonehandisthefamiliartorch,whatwecallthelightofliberty.Andintheotherhandisabookoflaw.
We'
reanationoflaws.Ourcourtsarehonestandtheyareindependent.
Thepresident,me,Ican'
ttellthecourtshowtorule.Andneithercananyothermemberoftheexecutiveorlegislativebranchofgovernment.
Underourlaw,everyonestandsequal.Nooneisabovethelawandnooneisbeneathit.AllpoliticalpowerinAmericaislimited,anditistemporaryandonlygivenbythefreevoteofthepeople.
Wehaveaconstitution,nowtwocenturiesold,whichlimitsandbalancesthepowerofthethreebranchesofourgovernment:
thejudicialbranch,thelegislativebranchandtheexecutivebranch,ofwhichI'
mapart.
ManyofthevaluesthatguideourlifeinAmericaarefirstshapedinourfamilies,justastheyareinyourcountry.Americanmomsanddadslovetheirchildrenandworkhardandsacrificeforthembecausewebelievelifecanalwaysbebetterforthenextgeneration.Inourfamilies,wefindloveandlearnresponsibilityandcharacter.
AndmanyAmericansvoluntarilydevotepartoftheirlivestoservingotherpeople.Anamazingnumber,nearlyhalfofalladultsinAmerica,volunteertimeeveryweektomaketheircommunitiesbetterbymentoringchildrenorbyvisitingthesickorcaringfortheelderlyorhelpingwiththousandsofotherneedsandcauses.
Thisisoneofthegreatstrengthsofmycountry.Peopletakeresponsibilityforhelpingotherswithoutbeingtold,motivatedbytheirgoodheartsandoftenbytheirfaith.
Americaisanationguidedbyfaith.Someoneoncecalledusanationwiththesoulofachurch.Thismayinterestyou:
95percentofAmericanssaytheybelieveinGod.AndI'
moneofthem.
WhenImetPresidentJiangZemininShanghaiafewmonthsago,Ihadthehonorofsharingwithhimhowfaithchangedmylifeandhowfaithcontributestothelifeofmycountry.Faithpointstoamorallawbeyondman'
slawandcallsustodutieshigherthanmaterialgain.
Freedomofreligionisnotsomethingtobefeared,it'
stobewelcomed.Becausefaithgivesusamoralcoreandteachesustoholdourselvestohighstandards,toloveandtoserveothersandtoliveresponsiblelives.
IfyoutravelacrossAmericaandIhopeyoudosomeday,ifyouhaven'
tbeenthere_youwillfindpeopleofmanydifferentethnicbackgroundsandmanydifferentfaiths.We'
reavariednation.We'
reahometo2.3millionAmericansofChineseancestry,whocanbefoundworkingintheofficesofourcorporationsorintheCabinetofthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesorskatingfortheAmericaOlympicteam.
Everyimmigrant,bytakinganoathofallegiancetoourcountry,becomesjustasAmericanasthepresident.Americashowsthatasocietycanbevastanditcanbevaried,yetstillonecountry,commandingtheallegianceandloveofitspeople.
AndallthesequalitiesofAmericawerewidelyondisplayonasingleday:
Sept.11-thedaywhenterrorists,murderers,attackedmynation.Americanpolicemenandfirefightersbythehundredsranintoburningtowersindesperationtosavetheirfellowcitizens.
Volunteerscamefromeverywheretohelpwithrescueefforts.Americansdonatedbloodandgavemoneytohelpthefamiliesofvictims.Americahadprayerservicesalloverourcountry,andpeopleraisedflagstoshowtheirprideandunity.
Andyouneedtoknownoneofthiswasorderedbythegovernment;
ithappenedspontaneouslybytheinitiativeoffreepeople.
LifeinAmericashowsthatlibertypairedwithlawisnottobefeared.Inafreesociety,diversityisnotdisorder,debateisnotstrifeanddissentisnotrevolution.Afreesocietytrustsitscitizenstoseekgreatnessinthemselvesandtheircountry.
ItwasmyhonortovisitChinain1975.Someofyouweren'
tevenbornthen.ItshowshowoldIam.Andalothaschangedinyourcountrysincethen.Chinahasmadeamazingprogressinopennessandenterpriseandeconomicfreedom.
AndthisprogresspreviewsChina'
sgreatpotential.
ChinahasjoinedtheWorldTradeOrganization,andasyouliveuptoitsobligations,theyinevitablywillbringchangestotheChineselegalsystem.AmodernChinawillhaveaconsistentruleoflawtogoverncommerceandsecuretherightsofitspeople.
ThenewChinayourgenerationisbuildingwillneedtheprofoundwisdomofyo
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