克林頓在北京大學(xué)的英文演講稿PRESIDENTCLINTON:Thankou。Thankou，PresidentChen，ChairmenRen，ViePresidentChi，VieMinisterWei。WearedelightedtobeheretodaithaverlargeAmeriandelegation，inludingtheFirstLadandourdaughter，hoisastudentatStanford，oneoftheshoolsithhihBeijingUniversithasarelationship。WehavesixmembersoftheUnitedStatesCongress;theSeretarofState;SeretarofCommere;theSeretarofAgriulture;theChairmanofourCounilofEonomiAdvisors;SenatorSasser，ourAmbassador;theNationalSeuritAdvisorandmChiefofStaff，amongothers。IsathattoillustratetheimportanethattheUnitedStatesplaesonourrelationshipithChina。Iouldliketobeginbongratulatingallofou，thestudents，thefault，theadministrators，onelebratingtheentennialearofouruniversit。Gongxi，Beida。AsI'msureallofoukno，thisampusasonehometoYenhingUniversithihasfoundedbAmerianmissionaries。ManofitsonderfulbuildingseredesignedbanAmerianarhitet。ThousandsofAmeriansstudentsandprofessorshaveeheretostudandteah。Wefeelaspeialkinshipithou。Iam，hoever，gratefulthatthisdaisdifferentinoneimportantrespetfromanotherimportantoasion79earsago。InJuneof19，thefirstpresidentofYenhingUniversit，JohnLeightonStuart，assettodelivertheverfirstmenementaddressonthesevergrounds。Attheappointedhour，heappeared，butnostudentsappeared。TheerealloutleadingtheMa4thMovementforChina'spolitialandulturalreneal。WhenIreadthis，IhopedthathenIalkedintotheauditoriumtoda，someoneouldbesittinghere。AndIthankouforbeinghere，vermuh。Overthelast100ears，thisuniversithasgrontomorethan20，000students。YourgraduatesarespreadthroughoutChinaandaroundtheorld。YouhavebuiltthelargestuniversitlibrarinallofAsia。Lastear，20perentofourgraduatesentabroadtostud，inludinghalfofourmathandsienemajors。Andinthisanniversarear，morethanamillionpeopleinChina，Asia，andbeondhaveloggedontoourebsite。Atthedanofaneentur，thisuniversitisleadingChinaintothefuture。Ieheretodatotalktoou，thenextgenerationofChina'sleaders，abouttheritialimportanetoourfutureofbuildingastrongpartnershipbeteenChinaandtheUnitedStates。TheAmerianpeopledeepladmireChinaforitsthousandsofearsofontributionstoultureandreligion，tophilosophandthearts，tosieneandtehnolog。WerememberellourstrongpartnershipinWorldWarII。NoeseeChinaatamomentinhistorhenourgloriouspastismathedbourpresentseepingtransformationandtheevengreaterpromiseofourfuture。Justthreedeadesago，Chinaasvirtuallshutofffromtheorld。No，Chinaisamemberofmorethan1，000internationalorganizations--enterprisesthataffeteverthingfromairtraveltoagriulturaldevelopment。Youhaveopenedournationtotradeandinvestmentonalargesale。Toda，40，000oungChinesestudintheUnitedStates，ithhundredsofthousandsmorelearninginAsia，Afria，Europe，andLatinAmeria。Yoursoialandeonomitransformationhasbeenevenmoreremarkable，movingfromalosedmandeonomisstemtoadriving，inreasinglmarket-basedanddriveneonom，generatingtodeadesofunpreedentedgroth，givingpeoplegreaterfreedomtotravelithinandoutsideChina，tovoteinvillageeletions，toonahome，hooseajob，attendabettershool。Asaresultouhaveliftedliterallhundredsofmillionsofpeoplefrompovert。Perapitainehasmorethandoubledinthelastdeade。MostChinesepeopleareleadinglivestheouldnothaveimaginedjust20earsago。Ofourse，thesehangeshavealsobroughtdisruptionsinsettledpatternsoflifeandork，andhaveimposedenormousstrainsonourenvironment。OneeverurbanChineseasguaranteedemplomentinastateenterprise。Nooumustpeteinajobmarket。OneaChineseorkerhadonltomeetthedemandsofaentralplannerinBeijing。Notheglobaleonommeansallmustmaththequalitandreativitoftherestoftheorld。Forthoseholaktherighttrainingandskillsandsupport，thisneorldanbedaunting。Intheshort-term，good，hardorkingpeople--some，atleastillfindthemselvesunemploed。And，asallofouansee，therehavebeenenormousenvironmentalandeonomiandhealthareoststothedevelopmentpatternandtheenergusepatternofthelast20ears--fromairpollutiontodeforestationtoaidrainandatershortage。Inthefaeofthesehallengesnesstemsoftrainingandsoialseuritillhavetobedevised，andneenvironmentalpoliiesandtehnologiesillhavetobeintroduediththegoalofgroingoureonomhileimprovingtheenvironment。EverthingIknoabouttheintelligene，theingenuit，theenterpriseoftheChinesepeopleandeverthingIhaveheardtheselastfedasinmdisussionsithPresidentJiang，PrimeMinisterZhuandothersgivemeonfidenethatouillsueed。AsoubuildaneChina，Ameriaantstobuildanerelationshipithou。WeantChinatobesuessful，seureandopen，orkingithusforamorepeaefulandprosperousorld。IknotherearethoseinChinaandtheUnitedStateshoquestionhetherloserrelationsbeteenourountriesisagoodthing。Buteverthingallofusknoabouttheatheorldishangingandthehallengesourgenerationillfaetellusthatourtonationsillbefarbetterofforkingtogetherthanapart。ThelateDeng*iaopingounseledustoseektruthfromfats。Atthedanoftheneentur，thefatsarelear。Thedistanebeteenourtonations，indeed，beteenannations，isshrinking。WhereoneanAmerianlippershiptookmonthstorossfromChinatotheUnitedStates。Toda，tehnologhasmadeusallvirtualneighbors。Fromlaptopstolasers，frommirohipstomegabtes，aninformationrevolutionislightingthelandsapeofhumanknoledge，bringingusalllosertogether。Ideas，information，andmonerosstheplanetatthestrokeofaputerke，bringingiththemextraordinaropportunitiestoreateealth，topreventandonquerdisease，tofostergreaterunderstandingamongpeoplesofdifferenthistoriesanddifferentultures。Butealsoknothatthisgreateropennessandfasterhangemeanthatproblemshihstartbeondonenationsbordersanquiklmoveinsidethem--thespreadofeaponsofmassdestrution，thethreatsoforganizedrimeanddrugtraffiking，ofenvironmentaldegradation，andsevereeonomidisloation。Nonationanisolateitselffromtheseproblems，andnonationansolvethemalone。We，espeialltheoungergenerationsofChinaandtheUnitedStates，mustmakemonauseofourmonhallenges，sothatean，together，shapeaneenturofbrilliantpossibilities。Inthe21stentur--ourentur--ChinaandtheUnitedStatesillfaethehallengeofseuritinAsia。OntheKoreanPeninsula，hereoneeereadversaries，todaeareorkingtogetherforapermanentpeaeandafuturefreerofnuleareapons。OntheIndiansubontinent，justasmostoftherestoftheorldismoving**fromnuleardanger，IndiaandPakistanrisksparkinganearmsrae。WearenopursuingamonstrategtomoveIndiaandPakistan**fromfurthertestingandtoardadialoguetoresolvetheirdifferenes。Inthe21stentur，ourgenerationmustfaethehallengeofstoppingthespreadofdeadliernulear，hemial，andbiologialeapons。Intheronghandsortherongplaes，theseeaponsanthreatenthepeaeofnationslargeandsmall。Inreasingl，ChinaandtheUnitedStatesagreeontheimportaneofstoppingproliferation。Thatishearebeginningtoatinonerttoontroltheorldsmostdangerouseapons。Inthe21stentur，ourgenerationillhavetoreversetheinternationaltideofrimeanddrugs。Aroundtheorld，organizedrimerobspeopleofbillionsofdollarseverearandunderminestrustingovernment。Ameriaknosallaboutthedevastationanddespairthatdrugsanbringtoshoolsandneighborhoods。Withbordersonmorethanadozenountries，Chinahasbeearossroadforsmugglersofallkinds。Lastear，PresidentJiangandIaskedseniorChineseandAmerianlaenforementoffiialstostepupourooperationagainstthesepredators，tostopmonefrombeinglaundered，tostopaliensfrombeingruellsmuggled，tostopurreniesfrombeingunderminedbounterfeiting。Justthismonth，ourdrugenforementagenopenedanoffieinBeijing，andsoonChineseounternarotisexpertsillbeorkingoutofWashington。Inthe21stentur，ourgenerationmustmakeitourmissiontoensurethattoda'sprogressdoesnoteattomorro'sexpense。China'sremarkablegrothinthelasttodeadeshaseithatoxiost，pollutantsthatfoultheateroudrinkandtheairoubreathe--theostisnotonlenvironmental，itisalsoseriousintermsofthehealthonsequenesofourpeopleandintermsofthedragoneonomigroth。Environmentalproblemsarealsoinreasinglglobalasellasnational。Forexample，inthenearfuture，ifpresentenergusepatternspersist，ChinaillovertaketheUnitedStatesastheorld'slargestemitterofgreenhousegases，thegaseshiharetheprinipalauseofglobalarming。Ifthenationsoftheorlddonotreduethegaseshihareausingglobalarming，sometimeinthenextenturthereisaseriousriskofdramatihangesinlimatehihillhangetheaeliveandtheaeork，hihouldliterallbursomeislandnationsundermountainsofaterandunderminetheeonomiandsoialfabriofnations。Wemustorktogether。WeAmeriansknofromouronexperienethatitispossibletogroaneonomhileimprovingtheenvironment。Wemustdothattogetherforourselvesandfortheorld。BuildingontheorkthatourViePresident，AlGore，hasdonepreviousliththeChinesegovernment，PresidentJiangandIareorkingtogetheronastobringAmerianleanenergtehnologtohelpimproveairqualitandgrotheChineseeonomatthesametime。ButIillsathisagain--thisisnotonmremarks--ourgenerationmustdomoreaboutthis。Thisisahugehallengeforou，fortheAmerianpeopleandforthefutureoftheorld。Anditmustbeaddressedattheuniversitlevel，beausepolitialleadersillneverbeillingtoadoptenvironmentalmeasuresifthebelieveitillleadtolarge-saleunemplomentormorepovert。Theevideneislearthatdoesnothavetohappen。Youillatuallhavemorerapideonomigrothandbetterpaingjobs，leadingtohigherlevelsofeduationandtehnologifedothisinthepropera。Butouandtheuniversit，munitiesinChina，theUnitedStatesandthroughouttheorldillhavetoleadthea。Inthe21stenturourgenerationmustalsoleadthehallengeofaninternationalfinanialsstemthathasnorespetfornationalborders。WhenstokmarketsfallinHongKongorJakarta，theeffetsarenolongerloal;theareglobal。Thevibrantgrothofouroneonomistiedlosel，therefore，totherestorationofstabilitandgrothintheAsiaPaifiregion。Chinahassteadfastlshouldereditsresponsibilitiestotheregionandtheorldinthislatestfinanialrisis--helpingtopreventanotherleofdangerousdevaluations。Wemustontinuetoorktogethertoounterthisthreattotheglobalfinanialsstemandtothegrothandprosperithihshouldbeembraingallofthisregion。Inthe21stentur，ourgenerationillhavearemarkableopportunittobringtogetherthetalentsofoursientists，dotors，engineersintoasharedquestforprogress。Alreadthebreakthroughsehaveahievedinourareasofjointooperation--inhallengesfromdealingithspinabifidatodealingithextremeeatheronditionsandearthquakes--haveprovedhateandotogethertohangethelivesofmillionsofpeopleinChinaandtheUnitedStatesandaroundtheorld。Expandingourooperationinsieneandtehnologanbeoneofourgreatestgiftstothefuture。IneahofthesevitalareasthatIhavementioned，eanlearlaplishsomuhmorebalkingtogetherratherthanstandingapart。Thatisheshouldorktoseethattheprodutiverelationshipenoenjoblossomsintoafullerpartnershipintheneentur。Ifthatistohappen，itisverimportantthateunderstandeahotherbetter，thateunderstandbothourmoninterestandoursharedaspirationsandourhonestdifferenes。Ibelievethekindofopen，diretexhangethatPresidentJiangandIhadonSaturdaatourpressonferene--hihIknomanofouathedontelevision--anbothlarifandnarroourdifferenes，and，moreimportant，balloingpeopletounderstandanddebateanddisussthesethingsangiveagreatersenseofonfidenetoourpeoplethateanmakeabetterfuture。FromtheindosoftheWhiteHouse，hereIliveinWashington，D。C。，themonumenttoourfirstPresident，GeorgeWashington，dominatestheskline。Itisavertallobelisk。Butvernearthislargemonumentthereisasmallstonehihontainstheseords:TheUnitedStatesneitherestablishedtitlesofnobilitandroalt，norreatedahereditarsstem。Stateaffairsareputtothevoteofpubliopinion。Thisreatedanepolitialsituation，unpreedentedfromanienttimestothepresent。Hoonderfulitis。ThoseordserenotrittenbanAmerian。Theererittenb*uJiu，governorofFujianProvine，insribedasagiftfromthegovernmentofChinatoournationin53。IamvergratefulforthatgiftfromChina。Itgoestotheheartofhoeareasapeople--therighttolife，libert，andthepursuitofhappiness，thefreedomtodebate，todissent，toassoiate，toorshipithoutinterferenefromthestate。Thesearetheidealsthatereattheoreofourfoundingover220earsago。Thesearetheideasthatledusarossourontinentandontotheorldstage。ThesearetheidealsthatAmeriansherishtoda。AsIsaidinmpressonfereneithPresidentJiang，ehaveanongoingquestourselvestoliveuptothoseideals。ThepeoplehoframedourConstitutionunderstoodthateouldneverahieveperfetion。ThesaidthatthemissionofAmeriaouldalasbe"toformamoreperfetunion"--inotherords，thateouldneverbeperfet，butehadtokeeptringtodobetter。Thedarkestmomentsinourhistorhaveeheneabandonedtheefforttodobetter，henedeniedfreedomtoourpeoplebeauseoftheirraeortheirreligion，beausethereereneimmigrantsorbeausetheheldunpopularopinions。Thebestmomentsinourhistorhaveeheneprotetedthefreedomofpeoplehoheldunpopularopinion，orextendedrightsenjoedbthemantothefehohadpreviouslbeendeniedthem，**，therefore，thepromisesofourDelarationofIndependeneandConstitutionmorethanfadedordsonoldparhment。Todaedonotseektoimposeourvisiononothers，buteareonvinedthatertainrightsareuniversal--notAmerianrightsorEuropeanrightsorrightsfordevelopednations，butthebirthrightsofpeopleeverhere，noenshrinedintheUnitedNationsDelarationonHumanRights--therighttobetreatedithdignit;therighttoexpressone'sopinions，tohooseone'sonleaders，toassoiatefreelithothers，andtoorship，ornot，freel，hoeveronehooses。Inthelastletterofhislife，theauthorofourDelarationofIndependeneandourthirdPresident，ThomasJefferson，saidthenthat"alleesareopeningtotherightsofman。"Ibelievethatinthistime，atlonglast，2earsafterJeffersonrotethoseords，alleesareopeningtotherightsofmenandomeneverhere。Overthepasttodeades，arisingtideoffreedomhasliftedthelivesofmillionsaroundtheorld，seeping**failedditatorialsstemsintheFormerSovietUnion，throughoutCentralEurope;endingaviiousleofmilitaroupsandivilarsinLatinAmeria;givingmorepeopleinAfriathehanetomakethemostoftheirhard-onindependene。AndfromthePhilippinestoSouthKorea，fromThailandtoMongolia，freedomhasreahedAsia'sshores，poeringasurgeofgrothandprodutivit。Eonomiseuritalsoanbeanessentialelementoffreedom。ItisreognizedintheUnitedNationsCovenantonEonomi，Soial，andCulturalRights。InChina，ouhavemadeextraordinarstridesinnurturingthatlibert，andspreadingfreedomfromant，tobeasoureofstrengthtoourpeople。Inesareup，povertisdon;peopledohavemorehoiesofjobs，andtheabilittotravel--theabilittomakeabetterlife。Buttruefreedominludesmorethaneonomifreedom。InAmeria，ebelieveitisaonepthihisindivisible。Overthepastfourdas，IhaveseenfreedominmanmanifestationsinChina。Ihaveseenthefreshshootsofdemoragroinginthevillagesofourheartland。Ihavevisitedavillagethathoseitsonleadersinfreeeletions。Ihavealsoseentheellphones，thevideoplaers，thefaxmahinesarringideas，informationandimagesfromallovertheorld。I'veheardpeoplespeaktheirmindsandIhavejoinedpeopleinpraerinthefaithofmonhoosing。InalltheseasIfeltasteadbreezeoffreedom。Thequestionis，heredoegofromhere?Hodoeorktogethertobeontherightsideofhistortogether?Morethan50earsago，HuShi，oneofourgreatpolitialthinkersandateaheratthisuniversit，saidtheseords:"Nosomepeoplesatomeoumustsarifieourindividualfreedomsothatthenationmabefree。ButIrepl，thestruggleforindividualfreedomisthestruggleforthenation'sfreedom。Thestruggleforouronharateristhestruggleforthenation'sharater。"WeAmeriansbelieveHuShiasright。Webelieveandourexperienedemonstratesthatfreedomstrengthen