希拉里演讲词辞.doc

英文原文 希拉里开幕辞 Good morning. And Zhongxing Huanyin. I’m so pleased to see all of you here, so many members of our Cabinet. We are excited to begin this Strategic and Economic Dialogue between the United States and China. It is a privilege to open this inaugural meeting. I’m especially pleased that Secretary Geithner and I have been able to welcome State Councilor Dai and Vice Premier Wang. (Applause. ) We are looking forward to resuming the very fruitful discussions that we’ve already had, both Secretary Geithner and myself, and particularly President Obama and President Hu Jintao. This is both a culmination, and a beginning. It is a culmination of actions taken by our predecessors 30 years ago, when the United States and China established formal diplomatic relations. What followed was a blossoming of Chinese economic growth and diplomatic engagement that has allowed our nations to reach this place of opportunity today. But this dialogue also marks a beginning of an unprecedented effort to lay the foundation for a positive, cooperative, and comprehensive U.S.-Chinese relationship in the 21st century. That so many members of President Obama’s cabinet are here reflects our belief that a stronger relationship will yield rewards, not only for our two nations, but indeed for the world beyond. We believe that in the decades ahead, great countries will be defined less by their power to dominate or divide than by their capacity to solve problems. It is this reality that no country can solve today’s challenges alone – that demands a new global architecture for progress. Although past relations between the United States and China have been influenced by the idea of a balance of power among great nations, the fresh thinking of the 21st century can move us from a multi-polar world to a multi-partner world. And it is our hope that the dialogue we initiate today will enable us to shape a common agenda. We know that our nations face common global threats, from the economic cris