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receivedquestionsonline,whichwillbeaskedbysomeofthe

studentswhoarehereintheaudience,aswellasbyAmbassador

Huntsman.AndIamverysorrythatmyChineseisnotasgood

asyourEnglish,butIamlookingforwardtothischancetohave

adialogue.

ThisismyfirsttimetravelingtoChina,andI'

mexcitedto

seethismajesticcountry.Here,inShanghai,weseethegrowth

thathascaughttheattentionoftheworld--thesoaring

skyscrapers,thebustlingstreetsandentrepreneurialactivity.

to

journeyofChina'

sbythesesignsimpressedI'

masAndjust

the21stcentury,I'

meagertoseethoseancientplacesthat

speaktousfromChina'

sdistantpast.Tomorrowandthenext

dayIhopetohaveachancewhenI'

minBeijingtoseethemajesty

oftheForbiddenCityandthewonderoftheGreatWall.Truly,

thisisanationthatencompassesbotharichhistoryanda

beliefinthepromiseofthefuture.

Thesamecanbesaidoftherelationshipbetweenourtwo

countries.Shanghai,ofcourse,isacitythathasgreatmeaning

inthehistoryoftherelationshipbetweentheUnitedStates

andChina.Itwashere,37yearsago,thattheShanghai

Communiqueopenedthedoortoanewchapterofengagement

betweenourgovernmentsandamongourpeople.However,

America'

stiestothiscity--andtothiscountry--stretch

backfurther,totheearliestdaysofAmerica'

sindependence.

In1784,ourfoundingfather,GeorgeWashington,commissioned

theEmpressofChina,ashipthatsetsailfortheseshoresso

thatitcouldpursuetradewiththeQingDynasty.Washington

wantedtoseetheshipcarrytheflagaroundtheglobe,andto

forgenewtieswithnationslikeChina.Thisisacommon

Americanimpulse--thedesiretoreachfornewhorizons,and

toforgenewpartnershipsthataremutuallybeneficial.

Overthetwocenturiesthathavefollowed,thecurrentsof

historyhavesteeredtherelationshipbetweenourcountriesin

manydirections.Andeveninthemidstoftumultuouswinds,our

peoplehadopportunitiestoforgedeepandevendramaticties.

Forinstance,Americanswillneverforgetthehospitalityshown

toourpilotswhowereshotdownoveryoursoilduringWorld

WarII,andcaredforbyChinesecivilianswhoriskedallthat

theyhadbydoingso.AndChineseveteransofthatwarstill

warmlygreetthoseAmericanveteranswhoreturntothesites

wheretheyfoughttohelpliberateChinafromoccupation.

Adifferentkindofconnectionwasmadenearly40yearsagowhen

thefrostbetweenourcountriesbegantothawthroughthesimple

gameoftabletennis.Theveryunlikelynatureofthis

engagementcontributedtoitssuccess--becauseforallour

differences,bothourcommonhumanityandoursharedcuriosity

wererevealed.AsoneAmericanplayerdescribedhisvisitto

China--[The]peoplearejustlikeus…Thecountryisvery

similartoAmerica,butstillverydifferent.

Ofcoursethissmallopeningwasfollowedbytheachievement

oftheShanghaiCommunique,andtheeventualestablishmentof

formalrelationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandChinain1979.

Andinthreedecades,justlookathowfarwehavecome.

In1979,tradebetweentheUnitedStatesandChinastoodat

roughly$5billion--todayittopsover$400billioneachyear.

Thecommerceaffectsourpeople'

slivesinsomanyways.America

importsfromChinamanyofthecomputerpartsweuse,the

clotheswewear;

andweexporttoChinamachinerythathelps

poweryourindustry.Thistradecouldcreateevenmorejobson

bothsidesofthePacific,whileallowingourpeopletoenjoy

abetterqualityoflife.Andasdemandbecomesmorebalanced,

itcanleadtoevenbroaderprosperity.

In1979,thepoliticalcooperationbetweentheUnitedStates

andChinawasrootedlargelyinoursharedrivalrywiththe

SovietUnion.Today,wehaveapositive,constructiveand

comprehensiverelationshipthatopensthedoortopartnership

onthekeyglobalissuesofourtime--economicrecoveryand

thedevelopmentofcleanenergy;

stoppingthespreadofnuclear

weaponsandthescourgeofclimatechange;

thepromotionof

peaceandsecurityinAsiaandaroundtheglobe.Allofthese

issueswillbeontheagendatomorrowwhenImeetwithPresident

Hu.

Andin1979,theconnectionsamongourpeoplewerelimited.

Today,weseethecuriosityofthoseping-pongplayers

manifestedinthetiesthatarebeingforgedacrossmanysectors.

ThesecondhighestnumberofforeignstudentsintheUnited

StatescomefromChina,andwe'

veseena50percentincrease

inthestudyofChineseamongourownstudents.Therearenearly

200

riendshipcitiesdrawingourcommunitiestogether.

AmericanandChinesescientistscooperateonnewresearchand

discovery.Andofcourse,YaoMingisjustonesignalofour

sharedloveofbasketball--I'

monlysorrythatIwon'

tbeable

toseeaShanghaiSharksgamewhileI'

mvisiting.

Itisnocoincidencethattherelationshipbetweenour

countrieshasaccompaniedaperiodofpositivechange.China

hasliftedhundredsofmillionsofpeopleoutofpoverty--an

accomplishmentunparalleledinhumanhistory--whileplaying

alargerroleinglobalevents.AndtheUnitedStateshasseen

oureconomygrowalongwiththestandardoflivingenjoyedby

ourpeople,whilebringingtheColdWartoasuccessful

conclusion.

ThereisaChineseproverb:

Considerthepast,andyoushall

knowthefuture.Surely,wehaveknownsetbacksandchallenges

overthelast30years.Ourrelationshiphasnotbeenwithout

disagreementanddifficulty.Butthenotionthatwemustbe

adversariesisnotpredestined--notwhenweconsiderthepast.

Indeed,becauseofourcooperation,boththeUnitedStatesand

Chinaaremoreprosperousandmoresecure.Wehaveseenwhat

ispossiblewhenwebuilduponourmutualinterests,andengage

onthebasisofmutualrespect.

Andyetthesuccessofthatengagementdependsupon

understanding--onsustaininganopendialogue,andlearning

aboutoneanotherandfromoneanother.Forjustasthat

Americantabletennisplayerpointedout--wesharemuchin

commonashumanbeings,butourcountriesaredifferentin

certainways.

Ibelievethateachcountrymustchartitsowncourse.China

isanancientnation,withadeeplyrootedculture.TheUnited

States,bycomparison,isayoungnation,whosecultureis

determinedbythemanydifferentimmigrantswhohavecometo

ourshores,andbythefoundingdocumentsthatguideour

democracy.

Thosedocumentsputforwardasimplevisionofhumanaffairs,

andtheyenshrineseveralcoreprinciples--thatallmenand

womenarecreatedequal,andpossesscertainfundamentalrights;

thatgovernmentshouldreflectthewillofthepeopleand

respondtotheirwishes;

thatcommerceshouldbeopen,

informationfreelyaccessible;

andthatlaws,andnotsimply

men,shouldguaranteetheadministrationofjustice.

Ofcourse,thestoryofournationisnotwithoutitsdifficult

chapters.Inmanyways--overmanyyears--wehavestruggled

toadvancethepromiseoftheseprinciplestoallofourpeople,

andtoforgeamoreperfectunion.Wefoughtaverypainfulcivil

war,andfreedaportionofourpopulationfromslavery.Ittook

timeforwomentobeextendedtherighttovote,workerstowin

therighttoorganize,andforimmigrantsfromdifferent

cornersoftheglobetobefullyembraced.Evenaftertheywere

freed,AfricanAmericansperseveredthroughconditionsthat

wereseparateandnotequal,beforewinningfullandequal

rights.

Noneofthiswaseasy.Butwemadeprogressbecauseofourbelief

inthosecoreprinciples,whichhaveservedasourcompass

throughthedarkestofstorms.ThatiswhyLincolncouldstand

upinthemidstofcivilwaranddeclareitastruggletosee

whetheranynation,conceivedinliberty,anddedicatedtothe

propositionthatallmenarecreatedequalcouldlongendure.

ThatiswhyDr.MartinLutherKingcouldstandonthestepsof

theLincolnMemorialandaskthatournationliveoutthetrue

Kenya

toChinafromimmigrantswhyThat'

screed.itsofmeaning

couldfindahomeonourshores;

whyopportunityisavailable

toallwhowouldworkforit;

andwhysomeonelikeme,wholess

than50yearsagowouldhavehadtroublevotinginsomeparts

ofAmerica,isnowabletoserveasitsPresident.

AndthatiswhyAmericawillalwaysspeakoutforthesecore

principlesaroundtheworld.Wedonotseektoimposeanysystem

ofgovernmentonanyothernation,butwealsodon'

tbelieve

thattheprinciplesthatwestandforareuniquetoournation.

Thesefreedomsofexpressionandworship--ofaccessto

informationandpoliticalparticipation--webelieveare

universalrights.Theyshouldbeavailabletoallpeople,

includingethnicandreligiousminorities--whethertheyare

intheUnitedStates,China,oranynation.Indeed,itisthat

respectforuniversalrightsthatguidesAmerica'

sopennessto

othercountries;

ourrespectfordifferentcultures;

o