奥巴马上海演讲英中全文及全部问答.docx
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奥巴马上海演讲英中全文及全部问答
奥巴马上海演讲英文全文:
PRESIDENTOBAMA:
Goodafternoon.ItisagreathonorformetobehereinShanghai,andtohavethisopportunitytospeakwithallofyou.I’dliketothankFudanUniversity’sPresidentYangforhishospitalityandhisgraciouswelcome.I’dalsoliketothankouroutstandingAmbassador,JonHuntsman,whoexemplifiesthedeeptiesandrespectbetweenournations.Idon’tknowwhathesaid,butIhopeitwasgood.(Laughter.)
WhatI’dliketodoistomakesomeopeningcomments,andthenwhatI’mreallylookingforwardtodoingistakingquestions,notonlyfromstudentswhoareintheaudience,butalsowe’vereceivedquestionsonline,whichwillbeaskedbysomeofthestudentswhoarehereintheaudience,aswellasbyAmbassadorHuntsman.AndIamverysorrythatmyChineseisnotasgoodasyourEnglish,butIamlookingforwardtothischancetohaveadialogue.
ThisismyfirsttimetravelingtoChina,andI’mexcitedtoseethismajesticcountry.Here,inShanghai,weseethegrowththathascaughttheattentionoftheworld—thesoaringskyscrapers,thebustlingstreetsandentrepreneurialactivity.AndjustasI’mimpressedbythesesignsofChina’sjourneytothe21stcentury,I’meagertoseethoseancientplacesthatspeaktousfromChina’sdistantpast.TomorrowandthenextdayIhopetohaveachancewhenI’minBeijingtoseethemajestyoftheForbiddenCityandthewonderoftheGreatWall.Truly,thisisanationthatencompassesbotharichhistoryandabeliefinthepromiseofthefuture.
Thesamecanbesaidoftherelationshipbetweenourtwocountries.Shanghai,ofcourse,isacitythathasgreatmeaninginthehistoryoftherelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandChina.Itwashere,37yearsago,thattheShanghaiCommuniqueopenedthedoortoanewchapterofengagementbetweenourgovernmentsandamongourpeople.However,America’stiestothiscity—andtothiscountry—stretchbackfurther,totheearliestdaysofAmerica’sindependence.
In1784,ourfoundingfather,GeorgeWashington,commissionedtheEmpressofChina,ashipthatsetsailfortheseshoressothatitcouldpursuetradewiththeQingDynasty.Washingtonwantedtoseetheshipcarrytheflagaroundtheglobe,andtoforgenewtieswithnationslikeChina.ThisisacommonAmericanimpulse—thedesiretoreachfornewhorizons,andtoforgenewpartnershipsthataremutuallybeneficial.
Overthetwocenturiesthathavefollowed,thecurrentsofhistoryhavesteeredtherelationshipbetweenourcountriesinmanydirections.Andeveninthemidstoftumultuouswinds,ourpeoplehadopportunitiestoforgedeepandevendramaticties.Forinstance,AmericanswillneverforgetthehospitalityshowntoourpilotswhowereshotdownoveryoursoilduringWorldWarII,andcaredforbyChinesecivilianswhoriskedallthattheyhadbydoingso.AndChineseveteransofthatwarstillwarmlygreetthoseAmericanveteranswhoreturntothesiteswheretheyfoughttohelpliberateChinafromoccupation.
Adifferentkindofconnectionwasmadenearly40yearsagowhenthefrostbetweenourcountriesbegantothawthroughthesimplegameoftabletennis.Theveryunlikelynatureofthisengagementcontributedtoitssuccess—becauseforallourdifferences,bothourcommonhumanityandoursharedcuriositywererevealed.AsoneAmericanplayerdescribedhisvisittoChina—“[The]peoplearejustlikeus…ThecountryisverysimilartoAmerica,butstillverydifferent.”
OfcoursethissmallopeningwasfollowedbytheachievementoftheShanghaiCommunique,andtheeventualestablishmentofformalrelationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandChinain1979.Andinthreedecades,justlookathowfarwehavecome.
In1979,tradebetweentheUnitedStatesandChinastoodatroughly$5billion—todayittopsover$400billioneachyear.Thecommerceaffectsourpeople’slivesinsomanyways.AmericaimportsfromChinamanyofthecomputerpartsweuse,theclotheswewear;andweexporttoChinamachinerythathelpspoweryourindustry.ThistradecouldcreateevenmorejobsonbothsidesofthePacific,whileallowingourpeopletoenjoyabetterqualityoflife.Andasdemandbecomesmorebalanced,itcanleadtoevenbroaderprosperity.
In1979,thepoliticalcooperationbetweentheUnitedStatesandChinawasrootedlargelyinoursharedrivalrywiththeSovietUnion.Today,wehaveapositive,constructiveandcomprehensiverelationshipthatopensthedoortopartnershiponthekeyglobalissuesofourtime—economicrecoveryandthedevelopmentofcleanenergy;stoppingthespreadofnuclearweaponsandthescourgeofclimatechange;thepromotionofpeaceandsecurityinAsiaandaroundtheglobe.AlloftheseissueswillbeontheagendatomorrowwhenImeetwithPresidentHu.
Andin1979,theconnectionsamongourpeoplewerelimited.Today,weseethecuriosityofthoseping-pongplayersmanifestedinthetiesthatarebeingforgedacrossmanysectors.ThesecondhighestnumberofforeignstudentsintheUnitedStatescomefromChina,andwe’veseena50percentincreaseinthestudyofChineseamongourownstudents.Therearenearly200“friendshipcities”drawingourcommunitiestogether.AmericanandChinesescientistscooperateonnewresearchanddiscovery.Andofcourse,YaoMingisjustonesignalofoursharedloveofbasketball—I’monlysorrythatIwon’tbeabletoseeaShanghaiSharksgamewhileI’mvisiting.
Itisnocoincidencethattherelationshipbetweenourcountrieshasaccompaniedaperiodofpositivechange.Chinahasliftedhundredsofmillionsofpeopleoutofpoverty—anaccomplishmentunparalleledinhumanhistory—whileplayingalargerroleinglobalevents.AndtheUnitedStateshasseenoureconomygrowalongwiththestandardoflivingenjoyedbyourpeople,whilebringingtheColdWartoasuccessfulconclusion.
ThereisaChineseproverb:
“Considerthepast,andyoushallknowthefuture.”Surely,wehaveknownsetbacksandchallengesoverthelast30years.Ourrelationshiphasnotbeenwithoutdisagreementanddifficulty.Butthenotionthatwemustbeadversariesisnotpredestined—notwhenweconsiderthepast.Indeed,becauseofourcooperation,boththeUnitedStatesandChinaaremoreprosperousandmoresecure.Wehaveseenwhatispossiblewhenwebuilduponourmutualinterests,andengageonthebasisofmutualrespect.
Andyetthesuccessofthatengagementdependsuponunderstanding—onsustaininganopendialogue,andlearningaboutoneanotherandfromoneanother.ForjustasthatAmericantabletennisplayerpointedout—wesharemuchincommonashumanbeings,butourcountriesaredifferentincertainways.
Ibelievethateachcountrymustchartitsowncourse.Chinaisanancientnation,withadeeplyrootedculture.TheUnitedStates,bycomparison,isayoungnation,whosecultureisdeterminedbythemanydifferentimmigrantswhohavecometoourshores,andbythefoundingdocumentsthatguideourdemocracy.
Thosedocumentsputforwardasimplevisionofhumanaffairs,andtheyenshrineseveralcoreprinciples—thatallmenandwomenarecreatedequal,andpossesscertainfundamentalrights;thatgovernmentshouldreflectthewillofthepeopleandrespondtotheirwishes;thatcommerceshouldbeopen,informationfreelyaccessible;andthatlaws,andnotsimplymen,shouldguaranteetheadministrationofjustice.
Ofcourse,thestoryofournationisnotwithoutitsdifficultchapters.Inmanyways—overmanyyears—wehavestruggledtoadvancethepromiseoftheseprinciplestoallofourpeople,andtoforgeamoreperfectunion.Wefoughtaverypainfulcivilwar,andfreedaportionofourpopulationfromslavery.Ittooktimeforwomentobeextendedtherighttovote,workerstowintherighttoorganize,andforimmigrantsfromdifferentcornersoftheglobetobefullyembraced.Evenaftertheywerefreed,AfricanAmericansperseveredthroughconditionsthatwereseparateandnotequal,beforewinningfullandequalrights.
Noneofthiswaseasy.Butwemadeprogressbecauseofourbeliefinthosecoreprinciples,whichhaveservedasourcompassthroughthedarkestofstorms.ThatiswhyLincolncouldstandupinthemidstofcivilwaranddeclareitastruggletoseewhetheranynation,conceivedinliberty,and“dedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal”couldlongendure.ThatiswhyDr.MartinLutherKingcouldstandonthestepsoftheLincolnMemorialandaskthatournationliveoutthetruemeaningofitscreed.That’swhyimmigrantsfromChinatoKenyacouldfindahomeonourshores;whyopportunityisavailabletoallwhowouldworkforit;andwhysomeonelikeme,wholessthan50yearsagowouldhavehadtroublevotinginsomepartsofAmerica,isnowabletoserveasitsPresident.
AndthatiswhyAmericawillalwaysspeakoutforthesecoreprinciplesaroundtheworld.Wedonotseektoimposeanysystemofgovernmentonanyothernation,butwealsodon’tbelievethattheprinciplesthatwestandforareuniquetoournation.Thesefreedomsofexpressionandworship—ofaccesstoinformationandpoliticalparticipation—webelieveareuniversalrights.Theyshouldbeavailabletoallpeople,includingethnicandreligiousminorities—whethertheyareintheUnitedStates,China,oranynation.Indeed,itisthatrespectforuniversalrightsthatguidesAmerica’sopennesstoothercountries;ourrespectfordifferentcultures;ourcommitmenttointernationallaw;andourfaithinthefuture.
TheseareallthingsthatyoushouldknowaboutAmerica.IalsoknowthatwehavemuchtolearnaboutChina.Lookingaroundatthismagnificentcity—andlookingaroundthisroom—Idobelievethatournationsholdsomethingimportantincommon,andthatisa
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