安南在清华大学的演讲－英语演讲稿
(1) LadiesandGentlemen,
ItisagreathonourformetospeakatoneofChina'sgreat academicinstitutionsonethatishelpingtoreviveandmain tainyourcountry'shistorictraditionofleadingtheworld inscienceandtechnology,andonewhosealumniaretobefoun dinpositionsofleadershipthroughoutthecountry.
Here,asinsomanyotherplacesinChina,novisitorcanhelpf eelingtheexcitementofagreatcountrydevelopingatbreak neckspeed,andeverydayopeningupnewvistasofknowledgea ndopportunitytoitscitizens.Youcanbereallyproudofyou rcountryandwhatithasachievedinthelast25years.
AsIlookoutovertheyoungfacesinthisaudienceIcannothel penvyingtheinternationalstudentsmorethanathousand,I amtold,fromover50countrieswhohavetheprivilegeofshar ingyourlearningexperiencehere.
Itremindsmeforamomentofmyownstudentdays,whenmycount ry,Ghana,wasnewlyindependent.Wefeltweweresuddenlyre
achingouttotheworld,andmakingnewdiscoverieseveryday.
ButthenIalsorememberthattimesofrapidchangecanbr ingpainandconfusion,evendestruction,aswellasprogres sandexcitement.
Themorerapidandexcitingitis,themorechangecallsforca refulmanagement,andwise,humaneleadership.
Orderandstabilityhavetobepreserved,butwithoutchokin goffthefreedomtoenquire,andexperiment,andexpressone self,sinceasyouyoungresearchersknowbetterthananyone knowledgeandsciencehaveavitalroleinnationaldevelopm ent.
Andtechnicalexpertiseneedstobeharnessedtothedevelop mentandsecurityofsocietyasawhole,sothatitnotonlycre atesgreaterwealthforthefew,butenablesallcitizenstof eelsaferandmoreprosperous.
ThedevelopmentofsuchagreatcountryasChinacannothappe ninisolation.Itaffectsthewholeworld,anditdrawsyouin tonewrelationshipswithotherpartsoftheworld.
Increasingly,youreconomydependsonexchangeswithother countriesbothimportsandexports,ofbothgoodsandcapita l.Foreigninvestmentplaysanessentialroleinyourgrowth ,whileyourholdingsofforeigncurrenciesandyourmanagem entofyourowncurrencyarecomingtoplayavitalpartinthei nternationalmonetarysystem.
Thismeansthatyouhaveastakeinthedevelopmentandpr osperityofthewiderworld.Andyoursecurity,too,depends oninternationalpeaceandstability.
Yourgovernmentshowsthatitunderstandsthis,bytherolet hatitplaysintheUnitedNations,andelsewhere.Andincrea singly,Chinesecitizensarecalledontotakerisks,andmak esacrifices,intheinterestsofglobalsecurity.Itwasimp ressivetosee,inournewspaperstheotherday,picturesofC hinesepolicemeninbluehelmetspreparingtojointheUnite dNationsmissioninHaitianislandbuffetedbybothhumanan dmeteorologicalstorms,whichisliterallyonthefarsideo ftheworldfromhere.
SoIamhere,inpart,toexpresstheworld'sgratitude.Clear
lyyouinChinahaveunderstood,asyoursayinggoes,thatwea llsharethesamebreath.Humanmiseryknowsnofrontiers,an dnorshouldhumansolidarity.
Indeed,solidaritywasoneofthefundamentalvaluessolemn lyreaffirmed,fouryearsago,bythepoliticalleadersfrom allovertheworldwhometatUnitedNationsHeadquarters,an dissuedtheMillenniumDeclaration.
Theydeclaredthatglobalchallengesmustbemanagedinaway thatdistributesthecostsandburdensfairly…Thosewhosuffer or whobenefitleastdeservehelpfromt hosewhobenefitmost.
Theypromisedtosparenoefforttofreemorethanonebil lionoftheirfellowmen,womenandchildrenfromextremepov erty,andtomaketherighttodevelopmentarealityforall.
Andtheysetthemselvesprecisebenchmarksbywhichtheirsu ccessinkeepingthesepromisescouldbemeasured,intheyea rXX.