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1、奥巴马总统在美中战略与经济对话上的致辞Remarks by the President at the US/CHINA Strategic and Economic DialogueRonald Reagan Building and International Trade CenterJuly 27, 2009Good morning. It is a great honor to welcome you to the first meeting of the Strategic Economic Dialogue between the United States and China. T
2、his is an essential step in advancing a positive, constructive, and comprehensive relationship between our countries. Im pleased that President Hu shares my commitment to a sustained dialogue to enhance our shared interests.President Hu and I both felt that it was important to get our relationship o
3、ff to a good start. Of course, as a new President and also as a basketball fan, I have learned from the words of Yao Ming, who said, No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another. Well, through the constructive meetings that weve already had, and through
4、 this dialogue, Im confident that we will meet Yaos standard.I want to acknowledge the remarkable American and Chinese leaders who will co-chair this effort. Hillary Clinton and Tim Geithner are two of my closest advisors, and they have both obtained extraordinary experience working with China. And
5、I know that they will have extremely capable and committed Chinese counterparts in State Councilor Dai and Vice Premier Wang. Thank you very much for being here.Im also looking forward to the confirmation of an outstanding US Ambassador to China, Governor Jon Huntsman, who is here today. (Applause)
6、Jon has deep experience living and working in Asia, and unlike me he speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. He also happens to be a Republican who co-chaired Senator McCains campaign. And I think that demonstrates Jons commitment to serving his country, and the broad, bipartisan support for positive and pr
7、oductive relations between the United States and China. So thank you, Jon, for your willingness to serve.Today, we meet in a building that speaks to the history of the last century. It houses a national memorial to President Woodrow Wilson, a man who held office when the 20th century was still young
8、, and Americas leadership in the world was emerging. It is named for Ronald Reagan, a man who came of age during two World Wars, and whose presidency helped usher in a new era of history. And it holds a piece of the Berlin Wall, a decades-long symbol of division that was finally torn down, unleashin
9、g a rising tide of globalization that continues to shape our world.One hundred years ago in the early days of the 20th century it was clear that there were momentous choices to be made choices about the borders of nations and the rights of human beings. But in Woodrow Wilsons day, no one could have
10、foreseen the arc of history that led to a wall coming down in Berlin, nor could they have imagined the conflict and upheaval that characterized the years in between. For people everywhere - from Boston to Beijing - the 20th century was a time of great progress, but that progress also came with a gre
11、at price.Today, we look out on the horizon of a new century. And as we launch this dialogue, its important for us to reflect upon the questions that will shape the 21st century. Will growth be stalled by events like our current financial crisis, or will we cooperate to create balanced and sustainabl
12、e growth, lifting more people out of poverty and creating a broader prosperity around the world? Will the need for energy breed competition and climate change, or will we build partnerships to produce clean power and to protect our planet? Will nuclear weapons spread unchecked, or will we forge a ne
13、w consensus to use this power for only peaceful purposes? Will extremists be able to stir conflict and division, or will we unite on behalf of our shared security? Will nations and peoples define themselves solely by their differences, or can we find common ground necessary to meet our common challe
14、nges, and to respect the dignity of every human being?We cant predict with certainty what the future will bring, but we can be certain about the issues that will define our times. And we also know this: The relationship between the United States and China will shape the 21st century, which makes it
15、as important as any bilateral relationship in the world. That really must underpin our partnership. That is the responsibility that together we bear.As we look to the future, we can learn from our past for history shows us that both our nations benefit from engagement that is grounded in mutual inte
16、rest and mutual respect. During my time in office, we will mark the 40th anniversary of President Nixons trip to China. At that time, the world was much different than it is today. America had fought three wars in East Asia in just 30 years, and the Cold War was in a stalemate. Chinas economy was cut off from the world, and a huge percentage of the Chinese people lived in extreme poverty.Back then, our dialogue was guided by a narrow f
