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presidentclinton:
thankyou.thankyou,presidentchen,chairmenren,vicepresidentchi,viceministerwei.wearedelightedtobeheretodaywithaverylargeamericandelegation,includingthefirstladyandourdaughter,whoisastudentatstanford,oneoftheschoolswithwhichbeijinguniversityhasarelationship.wehavesixmembersoftheunitedstatescongress;thesecretaryofstate;secretaryofcommerce;thesecretaryofagriculture;thechairmanofourcouncilofeconomicadvisors;senatorsasser,ourambassador;thenationalsecurityadvisorandmychiefofstaff,amongothers.isaythattoillustratetheimportancethattheunitedstatesplacesonourrelationshipwithchina.
iwouldliketobeginbycongratulatingallofyou,thestudents,thefaculty,theadministrators,oncelebratingthecentennialyearofyouruniversity.gongxi,beida.(applause.)
asi'msureallofyouknow,thiscampuswasoncehometoyenchinguniversitywhichwasfoundedbyamericanmissionaries.manyofitswonderfulbuildingsweredesignedbyanamericanarchitect.thousandsofamericansstudentsandprofessorshavecomeheretostudyandteach.wefeelaspecialkinshipwithyou.
iam,however,gratefulthatthisdayisdifferentinoneimportantrespectfromanotherimportantoccasion79yearsago.injuneof1919,thefirstpresidentofyenchinguniversity,johnleightonstuart,wassettodelivertheveryfirstcommencementaddressontheseverygrounds.attheappointedhour,heappeared,butnostudentsappeared.theywerealloutleadingthemay4thmovementforchina'spoliticalandculturalrenewal.whenireadthis,ihopedthatwheniwalkedintotheauditoriumtoday,someonewouldbesittinghere.andithankyouforbeinghere,verymuch.(applause.)
overthelast100years,thisuniversityhasgrowntomorethan20,000students.yourgraduatesarespreadthroughoutchinaandaroundtheworld.youhavebuiltthelargestuniversitylibraryinallofasia.lastyear,20percentofyourgraduateswentabroadtostudy,includinghalfofyourmathandsciencemajors.andinthisanniversaryyear,morethanamillionpeopleinchina,asia,andbeyondhaveloggedontoyourwebsite.atthedawnofanewcentury,thisuniversityisleadingchinaintothefuture.
icomeheretodaytotalktoyou,thenextgenerationofchina'sleaders,aboutthecriticalimportancetoyourfutureofbuildingastrongpartnershipbetweenchinaandtheunitedstates.
theamericanpeopledeeplyadmirechinaforitsthousandsofyearsofcontributionstocultureandreligion,tophilosophyandthearts,toscienceandtechnology.werememberwellourstrongpartnershipinworldwarii.nowweseechinaatamomentinhistorywhenyourgloriouspastismatchedbyyourpresentsweepingtransformationandtheevengreaterpromiseofyourfuture.
justthreedecadesago,chinawasvirtuallyshutofffromtheworld.now,chinaisamemberofmorethan1,000internationalorganizations--enterprisesthataffecteverythingfromairtraveltoagriculturaldevelopment.youhaveopenedyournationtotradeandinvestmentonalargescale.today,40,000youngchinesestudyintheunitedstates,withhundredsofthousandsmorelearninginasia,africa,europe,andlatinamerica.
yoursocialandeconomictransformationhasbeenevenmoreremarkable,movingfromaclosedcommandeconomicsystemtoadriving,increasinglymarket-basedanddriveneconomy,generatingtwodecadesofunprecedentedgrowth,givingpeoplegreaterfreedomtotravelwithinandoutsidechina,tovoteinvillageelections,toownahome,chooseajob,attendabetterschool.asaresultyouhaveliftedliterallyhundredsofmillionsofpeoplefrompoverty.percapitaincomehasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade.mostchinesepeopleareleadinglivestheycouldnothaveimaginedjust20yearsago.
ofcourse,thesechangeshavealsobroughtdisruptionsinsettledpatternsoflifeandwork,andhaveimposedenormousstrainsonyourenvironment.onceeveryurbanchinesewasguaranteedemploymentinastateenterprise.nowyoumustcompeteinajobmarket.onceachineseworkerhadonlytomeetthedemandsofacentralplannerinbeijing.nowtheglobaleconomymeansallmustmatchthequalityandcreativityoftherestoftheworld.forthosewholacktherighttrainingandskillsandsupport,thisnewworldcanbedaunting.
intheshort-term,good,hardworkingpeople--some,atleastwillfindthemselvesunemployed.and,asallofyoucansee,therehavebeenenormousenvironmentalandeconomicandhealthcarecoststothedevelopmentpatternandtheenergyusepatternofthelast20years--fromairpollutiontodeforestationtoacidrainandwatershortage.
inthefaceofthesechallengesnewsystemsoftrainingandsocialsecuritywillhavetobedevised,andnewenvironmentalpoliciesandtechnologieswillhavetobeintroducedwiththegoalofgrowingyoureconomywhileimprovingtheenvironment.everythingiknowabouttheintelligence,theingenuity,theenterpriseofthechinesepeopleandeverythingihaveheardtheselastfewdaysinmydiscussionswithpresidentjiang,primeministerzhuandothersgivemeconfidencethatyouwillsucceed.
asyoubuildanewchina,americawantstobuildanewrelationshipwithyou.wewantchinatobesuccessful,secureandopen,workingwithusforamorepeacefulandprosperousworld.iknowtherearethoseinchinaandtheunitedstateswhoquestionwhethercloserrelationsbetweenourcountriesisagoodthing.buteverythingallofusknowaboutthewaytheworldischangingandthechallengesyourgenerationwillfacetellusthatourtwonationswillbefarbetteroffworkingtogetherthanapart.
thelatedengxiaopingcounseledustoseektruthfromfacts.atthedawnofthenewcentury,thefactsareclear.thedistancebetweenourtwonations,indeed,betweenanynations,isshrinking.whereonceanamericanclippershiptookmonthstocrossfromchinatotheunitedstates.today,technologyhasmadeusallvirtualneighbors.fromlaptopstolasers,frommicrochipstomegabytes,aninformationrevolutionislightingthelandscapeofhumanknowledge,bringingusallclosertogether.ideas,information,andmoneycrosstheplanetatthestrokeofacomputerkey,bringingwiththemextraordinaryopportunitiestocreatewealth,topreventandconquerdisease,tofostergreaterunderstandingamongpeoplesofdifferenthistoriesanddifferentcultures.
butwealsoknowthatthisgreateropennessandfasterchangemeanthatproblemswhichstartbeyondonenationsborderscanquicklymoveinsidethem--thespreadofweaponsofmassdestruction,thethreatsoforganizedcrimeanddrugtrafficking,ofenvironmentaldegradation,andsevereeconomicdislocation.nonationcanisolateitselffromtheseproblems,andnonationcansolvethemalone.we,especiallytheyoungergenerationsofchinaandtheunitedstates,mustmakecommoncauseofourcommonchallenges,sothatwecan,together,shapeanewcenturyofbrilliantpossibilities.
inthe21stcentury--yourcentury--chinaandtheunitedstateswillfacethechallengeofsecurityinasia.onthekoreanpeninsula,whereoncewewereadversaries,todayweareworkingtogetherforapermanentpeaceandafuturefreerofnuclearweapons.
ontheindiansubcontinent,justasmostoftherestoftheworldismovingawayfromnucleardanger,indiaandpakistanrisksparkinganewarmsrace.wearenowpursuingacommonstrategytomoveindiaandpakistanawayfromfurthertestingandtowardadialoguetoresolvetheirdifferences.
inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationmustfacethechallengeofstoppingthespreadofdeadliernuclear,chemical,andbiologicalweapons.inthewronghandsorthewrongplaces,theseweaponscanthreatenthepeaceofnationslargeandsmall.increasingly,chinaandtheunitedstatesagreeontheimportanceofstoppingproliferation.thatiswhywearebeginningtoactinconcerttocontroltheworldsmostdangerousweapons.
inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationwillhavetoreversetheinternationaltideofcrimeanddrugs.aroundtheworld,organizedcrimerobspeopleofbillionsofdollarseveryyearandunderminestrustingovernment.americaknowsallaboutthedevastationanddespairthatdrugscanbringtoschoolsandneighborhoods.withbordersonmorethanadozencountries,chinahasbecomeacrossroadforsmugglersofallkinds.
lastyear,presidentjiangandiaskedseniorchineseandamericanlawenforcementofficialstostepupourcooperationagainstthesepredators,tostopmoneyfrombeinglaundered,tostopaliensfrombeingcruellysmuggled,tostopcurrenciesfrombeingunderminedbycounterfeiting.justthismonth,ourdrugenforcementagencyopenedanofficeinbeijing,andsoonchinesecounternarcoticsexpertswillbeworkingoutofwashington.
inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationmustmakeityourmissiontoensurethattoday'sprogressdoesnotcomeattomorrow'sexpense.china'sremarkablegrowthinthelasttwodecadeshascomewithatoxiccost,pollutantsthatfoulthewateryoudrinkandtheairyoubreathe--thecostisnotonlyenvironmental,itisalsoseriousintermsofthehealthconsequencesofyourpeopleandintermsofthedragoneconomicgrowth.
environmentalproblemsarealsoincreasinglyglobalaswellasnational.forexample,inthenearfuture,ifpresentenergyusepatternspersist,chinawillovertaketheunitedstatesastheworld'slargestemitterofgreenhousegases,thegaseswhicharetheprincipalcauseofglobalwarming.ifthenationsoftheworlddonotreducethegaseswhicharecausingglobalwarming,sometimeinthenextcenturythereisaseriousriskofdramaticchangesinclimatewhichwillchangethewayweliveandthewaywework,whichcouldliterallyburysomeislandnationsundermountainsofwaterandunderminetheeconomicandsocialfabricofnations.
wemustworktogether.weamericansknowfromourownexperiencethatitispossibletogrowaneconomywhileimprovingtheenvironment.wemustdothattogetherforourselvesandfortheworld.
buildingontheworkthatourvicepresident,algore,hasdonepreviouslywiththechinesegovernment,presidentjiangandiareworkingtogetheronwaystobringamericancleanenergytechnologytohelpimproveairqualityandgrowthechineseeconomyatthesametime.
butiwillsaythisagain--thisisnotonmyremarks--yourgenerationmustdomoreaboutthis.thisisahugechallengeforyou,fortheamericanpeopleandforthefutureoftheworld.anditmustbeaddressedattheuniversitylevel,becausepoliticalleaderswillneverbewillingtoadoptenvironmentalmeasuresiftheybelieveitwillleadtolarge-scaleunemploymentormorepoverty.theevidenceisclearthatdoesnothavetohappen.youwillactuallyhavemorerapideconomicgrowthandbetterpayingjobs,leadingtohigherlevelsofeducationandtechnologyifwedothisintheproperway.butyouandtheuniversity,communitiesinchina,theunitedstatesandthroughouttheworldwillhavetoleadtheway.(applause.)
inthe21stcenturyyourgenerationmustalsoleadthechallengeofaninternationalfinancialsystemthathasnorespectfornationalborders.whenstockmarketsfallinhongkongorjakarta,theeffectsarenolongerlocal;theyareglobal.thevibrantgrowthofyourowneconomyistiedclosely,therefore,totherestorationofstabilityandgrowthintheasiapacificregion.
chinahassteadfastlyshouldereditsresponsibilitiestotheregionandtheworldinthislatestfinancialcrisis--helpingtopreventanothercycleofdangerousdevaluations.wemustcontinuetoworktogethertocounterthisthreattotheglobalfinancialsystemandtothegrowthandprosperitywhichshouldbeembracingallofthisregion.
inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationwillhavearemarkableopportunitytobringtogetherthetalentsofourscientists,doctors,engineersintoasharedquestforprogress.alreadythebreakthroughswehaveachievedinourareasofjointcooperation--inchallengesfromdealingwithspinabifidatodealingwithextremeweatherconditionsandearthquakes--haveprovedwhatwecandotogethertochangethelivesofmillionsofpeopleinchinaandtheunitedstatesandaroundtheworld.expandingourcooperationinscienceandtechnologycanbeoneofourgreatestgiftstothefuture.
ineachofthesevitalareasthatihavementioned,wecanclearlyaccomplishsomuchmorebywalkingtogetherratherthanstandingapart.thatiswhyweshouldworktoseethattheproductiverelationshipwenowenjoyblossomsintoafullerpartnershipinthenewcentury.
ifthatistohappen,itisveryimportantthatweunderstandeachotherbetter,thatweunderstandbothourcommoninterestandoursharedaspirationsandourhonestdifferences.ibelievethekindofopen,directexchangethatpresidentjiangandihadonsaturdayatourpressconference--whichiknowmanyofyouwatchedontelevision--canbothclarifyandnarrowourdifferences,and,moreimportant,byallowingpeopletounderstandanddebateanddiscussthesethingscangiveagreatersenseofconfidencetoourpeoplethatwecanmakeabetterfuture.
fromthewindowsofthewhitehouse,whereiliveinwashington,d.c.,themonumenttoourfirstpresident,georgewashington,dominatestheskyline.itisaverytallobelisk.butverynearthislargemonumentthereisasmallstonewhichcontainsthesewords:theunitedstatesneitherestablishedtitlesofnobilityandroyalty,norcreatedahereditarysystem.stateaffairsareputtothevoteofpublicopinion.
thiscreatedanewpoliticalsituation,unprecedentedfromancienttimestothepresent.howwonderfulitis.thosewordswerenotwrittenbyanamerican.theywerewrittenbyxujiyu,governoroffujianprovince,inscribedasagiftfromthegovernmentofchinatoournationin1853.
iamverygratefulforthatgiftfromchina.itgoestotheheartofwhoweareasapeople--therighttolife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness,thefreedomtodebate,todissent,toassociate,toworshipwithoutinterferencefromthestate.thesearetheidealsthatwereatthecoreofourfoundingover220yearsago.thesearetheideasthatledusacrossourcontinentandontotheworldstage.thesearetheidealsthatamericanscherishtoday.
asisaidinmypressconferencewithpresidentjiang,wehaveanongoingquestourselvestoliveuptothoseideals.thepeoplewhoframedourconstitutionunderstoodthatwewouldneverachieveperfection.theysaidthatthemissionofamericawouldalwaysbe"toformamoreperfectunion"--inotherwords,thatwewouldneverbeperfect,butwehadtokeeptryingtodobetter.
thedarkestmomentsinourhistoryhavecomewhenweabandonedtheefforttodobetter,whenwedeniedfreedomtoourpeoplebecauseoftheirraceortheirreligion,becausetherewerenewimmigrantsorbecausetheyheldunpopularopinions.thebestmomentsinourhistoryhavecomewhenweprotectedthefreedomofpeoplewhoheldunpopularopinion,orextendedrightsenjoyedbythemanytothefewwhohadpreviouslybeendeniedthem,making,therefore,thepromisesofourdeclarationofindependenceandconstitutionmorethanfadedwordsonoldparchment.
todaywedonotseektoimposeourvisiononothers,butweareconvincedthatcertainrightsareuniversal--notamericanrightsoreuropeanrightsorrightsfordevelopednations,butthebirthrightsofpeopleeverywhere,nowenshrinedintheunitednationsdeclarationonhumanrights--therighttobetreatedwithdignity;therighttoexpressone'sopinions,tochooseone'sownleaders,toassociatefreelywithothers,andtoworship,ornot,freely,howeveronechooses.
inthelastletterofhislife,theauthorofourdeclarationofindependenceandourthirdpresident,thomasjefferson,saidthenthat"alleyesareopeningtotherightsofman."ibelievethatinthistime,atlonglast,172yearsafterjeffersonwrotethosewords,alleyesareopeningtotherightsofmenandwomeneverywhere.
overthepasttwodecades,arisingtideoffreedomhasliftedthelivesofmillionsaroundtheworld,sweepingawayfaileddictatorialsystemsintheformersovietunion,throughoutcentraleurope;endingaviciouscycleofmilitarycoupsandcivilwarsinlatinamerica;givingmorepeopleinafricathechancetomakethemostoftheirhard-wonindependence.andfromthephilippinestosouthkorea,fromthailandtomongolia,freedomhasreachedasia'sshores,poweringasurgeofgrowthandproductivity.
economicsecurityalsocanbeanessentialelementoffreedom.itisrecognizedintheunitednationscovenantoneconomic,social,andculturalrights.inchina,youhavemadeextraordinarystridesinnurturingthatliberty,andspreadingfreedomfromwant,tobeasourceofstrengthtoyourpeople.incomesareup,povertyisdown;peopledohavemorechoicesofjobs,andtheabilitytotravel--theabilitytomakeabetterlife.buttruefreedomincludesmorethaneconomicfreedom.inamerica,webelieveitisaconceptwhichisindivisible.
overthepastfourdays,ihaveseenfreedominmanymanifestationsinchina.ihaveseenthefreshshootsofdemocracygrowinginthevillagesofyourheartland.ihavevisitedavillagethatchoseitsownleadersinfreeelections.ihavealsoseenthece
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