Obama arrived in Beijing President Hu Jintao hosted a dinner reception. Last night, Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse with visiting U.S. President Barack Obama.
Obama’s college students in Shanghai yesterday and delivered a keynote speech dialogue
U.S. President Barack Obama, according to Xinhua News Agency on the 16th afternoon, in Shanghai, with more than 520 colleges and universities from more dialogue and exchange of students. Obama dialogue with the Chinese youth activities for an hour or so, doing a 15-minute keynote speech After most of the time Obama left the students, the site received a total of eight students in question. questions covering the Sino-US relations, the Shanghai World Expo, cultural exchange, global anti-terrorism, the Taiwan issue, and Afghanistan and so on.
Sino-US ties can be traced back a long lecture
This is my first visit to China, I saw the breadth of the country that you feel very excited. In Shanghai, where we see the remarkable growth in high-rise towers, busy streets, as well as entrepreneurial spirit. These are the Chinese signs into the 21st century, let me praise.
However, the U.S. ties with that country can be traced back more distant past, dating back to the early stages of American, Washington organized the launching ceremony of the Queen, the ship successfully to the Qing Dynasty, Washington would like to see this ship to country, and China to forge new bonds. hope that China will open up new horizons, establish new partnerships. In the subsequent two centuries, the history of our bilateral relations to a torrent in many different directions, but even in the most turbulent in the direction of , our two peoples to build deep, and even dramatic ties, such as the American people will never forget that during World War II, U.S. pilots shot down over China, the local people for their hospitality, Chinese citizens risked losing everything the risk covered with them.
Sino-US cooperation is more prosperous and secure
Trade in many ways affected people’s lives, such as the United States, many of the computer components, as well as clothes are imported from China, we export to China of Chinese industry to use the machines, such trade can create more sides of the Pacific employment opportunities for our people to lead a better quality of life.
On the demand tends to balance the process, this trade can be a broader trade. Now we have active cooperation and the overall relationship, for us in the current issue of major global partnership opens the door, these issues, including economic recovery , clean energy development to stop nuclear proliferation and climate change.
The ancient Chinese saying words 温故而知新. Of course, we have encountered over the past 30 years, the setbacks and challenges, our relationship is not without difficulties, there is no divergence of views. But we must certainly rival the idea should not be a unchanging. Because of our co-operation between the two countries, the United States and China have become more prosperous, more secure. On the basis of mutual interests, mutual respect can be accomplished.
However, this depends on the success of contact we have to understand each other, to be able to conduct frank and open dialogue, to understand each other.
The best ambassador for young people
But even more important is to see the young people of your talents, your dedication, your dream in the 21st century will play a significant role. I have said many times, I think the world is interconnected, and we have done work, we have created prosperity, we have to protect the environment, we seek security, all of which are common, and are interconnected, so the strength of the 21st century is not a zero-sum game, a country’s success should not be in another the cost of a country’s expense. That is why we do not seek to contain China’s rise. On the contrary, we welcome the international community, China, as a strong, prosperous and successful members.
All of these bridges must be built up of young people together, which is why I am very pleased that we have to announce our big number of foreign students studying in China should be increased to 10 million people. Such an exchange would be willing to demonstrate our commitment to strengthen the ties between the two peoples, but I am absolutely confident. For the United States, the best ambassadors, the best messenger is that young people who like you, great talent, full of vitality, the history of the future is still very optimistic, this is the next step in our cooperation to benefit both countries and the world.
Quotations
“Nong good”
- Barack Obama has begun a speech before the United States ambassador to Hong Bopei greetings to the audience in order to sentence in Shanghai dialect.
My Chinese is far better than your English
- Barack Obama said in his opening remarks, I really want to do is to answer the question here, not only the students present to answer questions, but also you can get some questions from the Internet. I am sorry, my English is far better than your English, so I look forward to a dialogue with you.
Our two peoples love for basketball, Yao Ming is an example of
- In his speech, Obama said the two countries nearly 200 sister cities, American and Chinese scientists in many areas of research and discovery of new areas of cooperation, and our two peoples love of basketball, Yao Ming is an example. However, the in this line I can not watch Shanghai Sharks of the game was a little disappointed.
温故而知新
- In his speech, Obama said that the ancient Chinese saying words, 温故而知新. Of course, we have encountered over the past 30 years, the setbacks and challenges, our relationship is not without difficulties, there is no differences. But we must certainly rival the idea should not be immutable.
Dialogue
I am very happy to participate in Shanghai World Expo
Cheng Xi (Fudan University students): Shanghai and Chicago from 1985 is a sister city, these two cities in various economic, cultural and political exchanges, you have taken steps to deepen the United States and the relationship between the Chinese cities . Expo will be held in Shanghai next year, are you ready to participate in the Expo Council?
Obama: I have come to the mayor of Shanghai before and lunch, and South Korea one of the problems the mayor to talk about these cities, how can we communicate with each other, such as the clean energy strategy for communication. Because the U.S. and China common problems is how we have the process of growing population, but also to solve the problem of climate change, while reducing our carbon dioxide emissions. we just talked about mass transit, I know that Shanghai and other cities have such a fast track, I believe that the United States and Chicago could be in this fast-track to learn from China.
I will be very happy to participate in Shanghai World Expo.
The two countries should bear the responsibility of the leadership to do
Shanghai Jiaotong University Student: You’ve been China’s first impression of that? What you bring to China? Want to take anything away from China?
Barack Obama: The main purpose of this visit is to deepen my China and the Chinese understanding of the vision of the future, I have, and President Hu had several meetings with us in the 20-nation summit is to address the financial crisis, addition, we have a wide range of problems for consultations. but I think it is very important that the United States to continue to deepen understanding of China, China should also continue to deepen their understanding of the United States is also important.
I hope that the outcome of the meeting that I and President Hu on the U.S. and China can play a leading role in how to reach a common consensus. Then do the two countries must assume leadership responsibility.
Efforts to build a pluralistic culture
Huang He (Tongji University students): First, I would like to quote Confucius, “to have friends from afar”, that is to welcome you in the “Analects Zi Lu,” there is a word called and diversity, we Chinese people’s ideal is the world’s cultural diversity to build a harmonious world. We know that American culture itself is in the history of settling cases in which the different cultural elements formed by the accumulation of diverse mixed cultures, may I ask you this session of the government, what measures will be taken by to work together to build this world towards the development of cultural diversity? in your foreign policy, what measures will be to respect the history and culture of different countries? We Sino-US cooperation in this regard would be what?
Barack Obama: The United States One of the advantages is that we have a very diverse culture, we then have come from all over the world, therefore, that for the Americans look like, you can not really short, like my family my father was from Kenya, my mother from the mid-western Kansas, my sister is half Indonesian, she married a person of Chinese descent in Canada. So when you see us when the Obama family gathering We are like the United Nations, like, what people have, and this is our America’s strength.
I am a little unworthy of the Nobel Peace Prize
Shanghai Jiaotong University Student: I would like to ask you to have a Nobel Peace Prize a problem. How do you think you are winning? You won a prize for you is not mean more pressure and responsibility? You have more responsibility to promote world peace. At the same time, this will not affect your attitude to solve some of the world’s problems?
Obama: On the I got the Peace Prize, the most surprising is that this problem myself, of course, is an honor, but I think I am a little unworthy of this honor. Because the person taking into account previous work of award-winning I am a little unworthy of , but I want to do great work is to the spirit of humility, the attitude towards this matter.
I hope that in my talks with President Hu Jintao, as well as for future talks, the United States and China can work together to reduce our common around the world have seen conflict.
Annals of unnamed people who have a greater desire
ZHOU Yuan-days (Fudan University School of Management students): Now you are a Nobel Prize was asked a question, my question is from another perspective, because you it is difficult to get this award, so I wonder how you get this award? have your university education, how to make you get this award? We are very curious, and would like to invite you to our campus to share your experience, how can the road to success?
Obama: I have a piece of advice, this advice is useful for me, that I most admired those successful people, they not only consider their own, they also take into account things beyond their own, they want to make a contribution to the world they want their country to contribute to that legacy of unnamed people who really are because they have a greater desire to see how we can help more people be able to have enough to eat, so that more children could be educated, how can we a peaceful solution to conflicts.
Would like to see the two sides to improve relations
Zhang Xin (Shanghai International Studies University students): I am looking for an online issue, this issue is one of our compatriots from Taiwan. He said I come from Taiwan, and now I do business in mainland China, and now cross-strait relations in recent years, continuous improvement, I am now doing a good business in the mainland. When someone in the United States that the United States to sell arms to Taiwan, when we are very worried, because in that case would undermine cross-strait relations. Mr. President, I would like to know if you support the to improve cross-strait relations.
Obama: I have very clear, my government fully supports the one-China policy, but also as reflected in the three joint communiques that look, that is, several decades ago on the targeted relations with Taiwan, but also, and The People’s Republic of China, including the relationship. We do not want to change this policy and this attitude. I am very pleased to see the easing of tensions and cross-cross-strait relations improved. and I very much hope that we continue to see continuous improvement of cross-strait relations, to solve Many of these problems.
Support the use of the Internet open
User (U.S. Ambassador to Hong Bopei questions on behalf of users): First, there are so many Internet users in countries, there are 60 million people on my blog, you know the firewall thing? Secondly, should not we be free to use TWITTER ?
Obama: I still have great faith in technology’s role attaches great importance to openness. In the flow of information, I think more can be free flow of information, the society has become more intense, because this way, the citizens of the world make their own The Government is responsible, there is a system of accountability will be thinking of their own, so there will be new ideas and encourage creativity. So, I have been strong support for the use of the Internet and opening up, I very much support did not examine the content, in the United States I used to talk about before, this is one of our tradition, I also recognize that different countries have different traditions, but I can tell you that in the United States, we have restricted the use of the Internet opportunity, this is our source of strength, should also be encouraged.
In fact, I have this victory, when the president of one of the reasons we are able to mobilize a lot of young people, via the Internet to mobilize.
The hardest part is to let young people on the battlefield
User (Fudan University, the students ask questions on behalf of users): This question is asked by a Beijing-based Internet users, he was very concerned about your policy on Afghanistan. He wanted to know, terrorism is still the biggest security threat to the United States? How do you see in Afghanistan whether the action will be escalated into a war in Afghanistan also?
Obama: I have this job, one of the most difficult thing to do is to command the young men and women going to the battlefield to go, I often had to meet the parents of those war dead officer, who failed to return home, which makes my heart feel very pain. Fortunately, the armed forces of our young men, ladies, who have such a strong belief in national service, they are still willing to go, so I think it is still possible, through the wider joint cooperation, including NATO allies and the Others, like Australia making a contribution, we can work together to help train the Afghans so that they can have a functioning government, with its own security forces, and then we can take the time to withdraw our troops.
User comments
Showing self-confidence and rational questions
Before Obama arrived there, the domestic Internet users had submitted more than 3100 questions and hope Obama answered. There User that from these questions, we can see that online, as well as for the Sino-US relations in the world than ever before to demonstrate self-confidence and rational attitude.
A round of applause
Obama even behind the Internet
Barack Obama on the use of the Internet and TWITTER answers, get a lot of User support. Netizen “cloud bamboo” that Barack Obama answered questions on the Internet very strong! “It is no hidden, open them strong!”
Netizen “uphold justice” very much agree with this view, he believes that “in today’s global economic integration and smooth the ‘information flow’, for enhancing the quality of great significance and is conducive to all people to participate in international competition, and enhance overall national strength.”
User “green silk,” said that through the live webcast understand Obama’s visit to China the first lecture, as well as exchanges with Chinese young people. Hope that Sino-US relations have a new beginning.
A bunch of questions
Well said depends on action
However, some people think that User that the well does not mean well, but also the future actions. Jinan User “xi-angrikv” said Obama’s speech Hangyunliushui impermeable to water, but the basic characteristics and see what the personal style of . Xinmin nets during a visit to the views of Barack Obama’s opinion poll to vote in the 553 Internet users, 34% of the User chose “him to his, I hit my sauce,” and not too warm ; a 145 User selected the “question whether he weasels New Year to the chickens”; 171 User selected the “If he is unfriendly to China, they throw his shoes”; only 47 netizens Obama’s trip takes a positive attitude , saying that “If he comes to friendship and cooperation, one on top of him.” netizens to speak from the forum view, mainly the U.S. government netizens often before the Foreign misgivings about double standards that Obama’s trip did not give in -US relations has brought substantial progress.
Suggestions
Would like to ask Obama have morning tea
Before Obama arrived there, the domestic Internet users had submitted more than 3100 questions and hope Obama answered. These issues, both serious Sino-US relations, the Taiwan issue, but also to build a Disney theme park in Shanghai plans specific issues, as well as User “ridiculous” question: “Why are so many U.S. presidents were a girl, but not his son?”
User “Liulin inside the wind” that can be seen from the questions that online for the Sino-US relations and the world than ever before to demonstrate self-confidence and rational attitude.
Obama’s visit to China netizens welcomed and enthusiastically recommended for Obama, Chinese, Guangzhou, morning tea, hotpot, City God Temple Snack … … do not know if these Chinese-style cuisine, whether President Obama will like it. In addition, the User They also Obama’s trip to Shanghai and Beijing, has played a trip arranged, how to crawl and the Great Wall, tour a tour the Forbidden City, boarded the Pearl of the Orient (Quote stock bar) to see the beauty of Shanghai.
Comments
Barack Obama should be a variety of ways to exchange with China
The United States, “Foreign Affairs”
Barack Obama for U.S. president’s visit to China, the United States, “Foreign Affairs” magazine has written that the future Obama administration should adopt a more flexible policy, through a variety of communication channels with China.
The article says the U.S. President Barack Obama’s foreign policy team to determine the tone of relations with China only a month’s time, it is more subject to United States to achieve more and more frequent cooperation. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit in February China had enthusiastically said, “Sino-US cooperation opportunities can not be matched anywhere else.”
Of course, there are also potential differences between the two countries, such as U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner has been described as China’s manipulation of currency and so on. However, these differences, noise in the continuous improvement of Sino-US relations have disappeared.
Calls for more Sino-US co-operation, has an undeniable logic correctness. Washington and Beijing can not face alone the world’s problems. Sino-US trade and exchange rate reforms, as well as the linkage of climate change issues are still not doing enough. In response to from food security to nuclear non-proliferation of many global challenges, the US-China partnership is still room for maneuver.
Obama’s visit to China
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Arrived in Shanghai at night
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The morning to meet with the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Secretary Yu Zhengsheng
At noon at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum dialogue with the Chinese youth and students
PM Arrives in Beijing
Hu Jintao end their night with dinner
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Hu will meet the morning of bilateral talks with the Obama will hold a joint press conference after the
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Wen Jiabao will meet with Obama
After the meeting Obama will also visit the Great Wall
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Obama Ends China Fu Han
