奥巴马上海演讲英文演讲稿全文-

奥巴马上海演讲全文Good afternoon.It is a greathonor forme to be here in Shanghai,and to have thisopportunityto speakwith all of you.Td like to thankFudan UniversitysPresident Yangforhis hospitalityand hisgracious welcome.Id alsolike tothank ouroutstanding Ambassador,Jon Huntsman,who exemplifiesthe deepties andrespect between our nations.I dontknowwhat hesaid,but Ihope itwas good.Laughter.What Fdliketodo isto makesome openingcomments,and thenwhat Imreallylooking forward to doingis takingquestions,not onlyfrom students who are in the audience,but alsoweve receivedquestions online,which will be askedby someof thestudents whoareherein theaudience,as wellas byAmbassador Huntsman.And Iam verysorry thatmyChinese isnot asgood as your English,but Iam lookingforward to this chancetohave adialogue.This ismy firsttime travelingto China,and Imexcited to see thismajestic country.Here,in Shanghai,we seethe growththat hascaught theattention of the world-the soaringskyscrapers,the bustlingstreets andentrepreneurial activity.And justas Imimpressed bythesesigns ofChinas journeyto the21st century,Im eagerto seethose ancientplaces thatspeakto usfrom Chinasdistant past.Tomorrow and the nextday Ihope tohaveachance whenPm inBeijing tosee themajestyof theForbidden Cityand thewonder of the GreatWall.Truly,this is a nationthatencompasses botha richhistory and a beliefin thepromise of the future.The samecan besaid of the relationship between ourtwo countries.Shanghai,ofcourse,isacity thathas greatmeaning in the historyoftherelationship betweenthe UnitedStates and China.It washere,37years ago,that theShanghai Communiqueopened thedoorto anew chapterof engagement betweenourgovernments andamong our people.However,Americas tiestothiscity-and tothis country—stretch backfurther,to theearliest daysofAmericas independence.In1784,our foundingfather,George Washington,commissioned theEmpress ofChina,a shipthat setsail forthese shoresso thatit couldpursue tradewith theQing Dynasty.Washington wantedtoseethe shipcarry theflag around the globe,and to forge newties withnationslike China.This isa commonAmerican impulse-the desireto reachfor newhorizons,and toforge newpartnerships that are mutuallybeneficial.Over thetwo centuriesthat havefollowed,the currentsof historyhave steeredtherelationship betweenour countriesin manydirections.And evenin themidst oftumultuouswinds,our peoplehad opportunitiestoforgedeep and even dramaticties.For instance,Americans willnever forgetthe hospitalityshown toour pilotswho wereshot downoveryour soilduring WorldWar II,and caredfor byChinese civilianswho riskedall that theyhad bydoing so.And Chineseveterans of that warstill warmlygreet thoseAmericanveterans whoreturn to the siteswhere theyfought tohelp liberateChina fromoccupation.A differentkind ofconnection wasmade nearly40years agowhen thefrost betweenour countries beganto thawthrough thesimple gameof table tennis.The veryunlikelynature ofthisengagement contributedto itssuccess--because forall ourdifferences,both ourcommonhumanity and our sharedcuriosity wererevealed.As oneAmerican playerdescribedhis visitto China—n[The]people arejust likeus...The countryis verysimilar toAmerica,but stillvery different/Of coursethis smallopening wasfollowed bythe achievementoftheShanghaiCommunique,and theeventual establishmentof formalrelations betweenthe United Statesand China in

1979.And inthree decadesJust lookat howfar we have come.In1979,trade betweenthe United States and China stoodat roughly$5billion—todayit topsover$400billion eachyear.The commerceaffects our peoples livesin somany ways.America importsfrom Chinamany ofthe computerparts weuse,the clotheswe wear;andwe exportto Chinamachinery thathelps poweryour industry.This tradecould createevenmore jobson bothsides ofthe Pacific,while allowingour peopleto enjoya betterquality oflife.And asdemand becomesmore balanced,it canlead toeven broaderprosperity.In1979,the politicalcooperation betweenthe United States andChina wasrootedlargely in our sharedrivalry with the SovietUnion.Today,we havea positive,constructiveand comprehensiverelationship thatopens thedoor topartnership on the keyglobal issuesof our time—economic recoveryand thedevelopment ofclean energy;stopping thespreadof nuclearweapons andthe scourgeof climate change;the promotionof peaceand securityinAsia andaroundtheglobe.All ofthese issueswillbeon theagenda tomorrowwhen Imeetwith PresidentHu.And in1979,the connectionsamong ourpeople werelimited.Today,we seethecuriosity ofthose ping-pong playersmanifested in the tiesthatarebeing forgedacross manysectors.The secondhighest numberof foreignstudents in the United States comefromChina,and weveseen a50percent increasein thestudy ofChinese amongour ownstudents.There arenearly200nfriendship cities“drawing ourcommunities together.American andChinesescientists cooperateon newresearch anddiscovery.And ofcourse,Yao Mingis justonesignal of our sharedlove ofbasketball—Im onlysorry that I won*tbeable tosee aShanghaiSharks gamewhile Fmvisiting.It isno coincidencethat therelationshipbetweenourcountrieshas accompaniedaperiod ofpositive change.China haslifted hundredsof millionsof peopleout ofpoverty--an accomplishmentunparalleled inhuman history—while playinga largerrole inglobalevents.And the UnitedStateshas seenour economygrow alongwiththestandard oflivingenjoyed byourpeople,while bringingthe ColdWar toa successfulconclusion.There isa Chineseproverb:nConsider the past,and youshall know the future/Surely,we haveknown setbacksand challengesover thelast30years.Our relationshiphas not beenwithout disagreementand difficulty.But thenotion that we mustbeadversaries isnot predestined-not whenwe consider thepast.Indeed,because ofourcooperation,both the UnitedStatesandChinaare moreprosperous andmore secure.Wehave seenwhat ispossible whenwe buildupon ourmutual interests,and engageon thebasisof mutualrespect.And yetthe successofthatengagement dependsupon understanding—on sustaininganopen dialogue,and learningabout oneanother andfrom oneanother.For justas thatAmericantabletennisplayer pointedout—we sharemuch incommon ashuman beings,but ourcountries aredifferent incertain ways.I believe that eachcountry mustchart itsown course.China isan ancientnation,with adeeplyrooted culture.The UnitedStates,by comparison,isayoung nation,whose cultureisdetermined bythe manydifferent immigrantswho havecome toour shores,and bythefounding documentsthat guideour democracy.Those documentsput forwarda simplevision ofhuman affairs,and theyenshrineseveral coreprinciples—that all men and women arecreated equal,and possesscertainfundamental rights;that governmentshould reflectthe willofthepeople andrespond totheirwishes;that commerceshould beopen,information freelyaccessible;and thatlaws,and notsimply men,should guaranteethe administrationof justice.Of course,the storyofour nation isnot withoutits difficultchapters.In manyways--over manyyears—wehavestruggled toadvance thepromise ofthese principlesto allofour people,and toforge amore perfectunion.We foughta verypainful civil war,and freedaportion ofour populationfrom slavery.It tooktime forwomen to be extendedthe right tovote,workers towin therighttoorganize,and forimmigrants fromdifferent cornersof theglobetobefully embraced.Even afterthey werefreed,African Americansperseveredthrough conditionsthat wereseparate andnot equal,before winningfull andequal rights.None ofthis waseasy.But wemade progressbecause ofour beliefin thosecoreprinciples,which haveserved asour compassthrough thedarkest ofstorms.That is whyLincoln couldstand upinthemidst ofcivilwarand declareit astruggle tosee whetheranynation,conceived inliberty,and dedicatedto theproposition thatallmenare createdequalcould longendure.That is why Dr.Martin LutherKing couldstand onthe stepsoftheLincoln Memorialandask thatour nationlive outthe truemeaning ofits creed.Thafs whyimmigrants fromChina to Kenyacould finda homeon ourshores;why opportunityis available to allwhowould workfor it;and whysomeone likeme,who lessthan50years agowould havehadtrouble votingin someparts ofAmerica,is nowabletoserve asits President.And that iswhyAmerica willalways speakout forthese coreprinciples aroundtheworld.We donot seekto imposeany systemof governmenton anyother nation,but wealsodont believe that theprinciples thatwe standfor areunique toournation.These freedomsofexpression andworship—of accessto informationand politicalparticipation-webelieve areuniversal rights.They shouldbe availableto allpeople,including ethnicand religiousminorities—whether theyareinthe UnitedStates,China,or anynation.Indeed,it isthat respectforuniversal rightsthat guidesAmericas opennessto othercountries;our respectfor differentcultures;our commitment to internationallaw;andourfaith inthe future.These areall thingsthat youshould knowabout America.I alsoknow thatwe havemuch to learnabout China.Looking aroundat thismagnificent city—and lookingaroundthis room—I dobelievethatour nationshold somethingimportant incommon,and thatisa beliefinthefuture.Neither theUnitedStatesnor China is contentto reston ourachievements.For whileChina isan ancientnation,you arealso clearlylooking aheadwithconfidence,ambition,anda commitmenttosee thattomorrows generationcan dobetterthan todays.In additionto yourgrowing economy,we admireChinas extraordinarycommitmentto scienceand research—a commitmentborne outin everythingfrom theinfrastructureyou buildto thetechnology youuse.Chinais nowthe worlds largestInternet user--whichis whywe wereso pleasedto includethe Internetas apart oftodays event.This countrynow hastheworldslargest mobilephone network,and it is investinginthe newforms ofenergy thatcan bothsustain growthand combatclimatechange—and Pmlookingforwardtodeepening thepartnership betweentheUnitedStatesandChinainthiscritical areatomorrow.But aboveall,I seeChina*s futurein you-young peoplewhosetalent anddedication anddreams willdo somuchtohelp shapethe21st century.Fve saidmany timesthatIbelievethatour worldisnowfundamentally interconnected.The jobswe do,the prosperitywe build,the environmentwe protect,the securitythat weseek—allofthese thingsare shared.And giventhat interconnection,power inthe21stcentury isno longera zero-sum game;one countryssuccess neednot comeattheexpenseof another.And thatiswhytheUnitedStates insistswe donot seekto containChina*s rise.On thecontrary,we welcomeChina asa strongand prosperousand successfulmember ofthecommunity ofnations—a Chinathat drawsontherights,strengths andcreativity ofindividualChinese likeyou.To returntotheproverb--considerthepast.We knowthatmore istobegained whengreat powerscooperate thanwhen theycollide.That isa lessonthathuman beingshave learnedtime andagain,and thatis theexample ofthe historybetweenour nations.And Ibelieve stronglythat cooperationmust gobeyond ourgovernment.It mustbe rootedinourpeople—inthestudies weshare,the businessthatwe do,the knowledgethatwegain,andeveninthesports thatwe play.And thesebridgesmust bebuilt byyoung menandwomenjust likeyou andyour counterpartsin America.Thats whyIm pleasedto announcethat theUnitedStateswill dramaticallyexpand thenumberofourstudentswhostudy inChinato100,

000.And theseexchanges marka clearcommitmentto buildties amongourpeople,as surelyasyouwill helpdetermine thedestinyof the21st century.And Fmabsolutely confidentthat Americahasnobetter ambassadorstooffer thanour youngpeople.For they,just likeyou,are filledwith talentand energyandoptimism aboutthe historythatisyet tobe written.So letthis bethe nextstep inthe steadypursuit ofcooperation thatwill serveournations,andtheworld.And ifthere1s onething thatwe cantake fromtodays dialogue,Ihope thatitisacommitmentto continuethis dialoguegoing forward.So thankyou very much.And Ilook forwardnow totaking somequestions fromall ofyou.Thank youverymuch。