let me begin by thanking you mr levin for your kind invitation and the opportunity to come to yale to meet young friends and teachers of this worldrenowned university
coming to the yale campus with its distinctive academic flavor and looking at the eager young faces in the audience i cannot but recall my great experience studying at qinghua university in beijing 40 years ago indeed what happens during one's school year will influence his whole life i still benefit greatly from the instruction and my interaction with other students
yale is renowned for its long history unique way of teaching and excellence in academic pursuit if time could go back several decades i would really like to be a student of yale just like you
yale's motto light and truth which is a calling for human progress represents the aspiration of every motivated young man and woman over the past three centuries yale has produced a galaxy of outstanding figures including 20 nobel laureates and five american presidents the words of nathan hale an american hero and yale alumnus i only regret that i have but one life to lose for my country have also inspired me and many other chinese i sincerely hope that yale will produce more talent and contribute further to the social and economic development of the united states and the cause of human progress
ladies and gentlemen dear friends
the chinese and americans have always had an intense interest in and cared deeply about each other the chinese admire the pioneering and enterprising spirit of the americans and their proud achievement in national development as china develops rapidly and steady headway is made in chinaus cooperation more and more americans are following with great interest china's progress and development
understanding leads to trust today i would like to speak to you about china's development strategy and its future against the backdrop of the evolution of the chinese civilization and china's current development endeavor i hope this will help you gain a better understanding of china
in a history that spans more than five millennia the chinese nation has contributed significantly to the progress of human civilization but its course of national development has been an arduous one in particular in the 160 years and more since the opium war in 1840 the chinese people have fought courageously and unyieldingly to rid themselves of poverty and backwardness and to realize national rejuvenation thus profoundly changing the destiny of the chinese nation ninetyfive years ago the chinese people launched the revolution of 1911 that overthrew the feudal autocracy which had ruled china for several thousand years and opened the door to china's progress
fiftyseven years ago the chinese people succeeded in winning liberation after protracted and hard struggle and founded new china in which people became their own masters twentyeight years ago the chinese people embarked upon the historic drive of reform openingup and modernization and have made phenomenal progress through unremitting efforts
between 1978 and XX china's gdp grew from 1473 billion to 22257 trillion its import and export volume went up from 206 billion to 14221 trillion and its foreign exchange reserve soared from 167 million to 8189 billion during this period the number of its poor rural population dropped from 250 million to 23 million the above review of the profound changes in these 160 years shows one thing namely by carrying out persistent and hard struggle the chinese people have both changed their own destiny and advanced the cause of human progress
on the other hand i need to point out that despite the success in its development china remains the world's largest developing country with per capita gdp ranking behind the 100th place the chinese people are yet to live a welloff life and china still faces daunting challenges in its development endeavor therefore it requires sustained and unremitting efforts to transform the country and make life better for its people in the next 15 years we will strive to make new progress in building a moderately prosperous society in an allround way that will benefit china's one billion and more population
we aim to raise china's gdp to 4 trillion by 2020 averaging 3000 per person by then china's economy will be better developed and its democracy will be further enhanced more progress will be made in science and education its culture will be further enriched the society will become more harmonious and the people will lead a better life
to realize these goals china has adopted a new concept of development in line with its national conditions and the requirement of the times that is to pursue a scientific outlook on development that makes economic and social development peopleoriented comprehensive balanced and sustainable we will work to strike a proper balance between urban and rural development development among regions economic and social development development of man and nature and domestic development and opening wider to the outside world greater emphasis will be put on addressing issues affecting people's livelihood overcoming imbalances in development and resolving key problems that have occurred in the course of development we will pursue a new path to industrialization featuring high technology good economic returns low resourceconsumption low environment pollution and full use of human resources we will bring about coordinated economic political cultural and social development and we will endeavor to ensure sustainable development by boosting production improving people's life and protecting the environment
this concept of scientific development is based on the experience china has gained in its modernization drive and put forth in response to the trends of the times it is also rooted in the cultural heritages of the chinese nation
the chinese civilization is one that has continued uninterrupted for more than 5000 years the distinct cultural tradition of the chinese nation that developed in the long course of history has exerted a strong influence on contemporary china just as it did on ancient china putting people first keeping pace with the times maintaining social harmony and pursuing peaceful development these values that are being pursued in china today are derived from its tradition but they also give expression to the progress of the times
the chinese civilization has always given prominence to the people and respect for people's dignity and value centuries ago the chinese already pointed out that people are the foundation of a country when the foundation is stable the country is in peace nothing is more valuable in the universe than human beings the ancient chinese emphasized the value of serving the people enriching them nourishing them and benefiting them we are pursuing today a peopleoriented approach toward development because we believe that development must be for the people and by the people and its benefit should be shared among the people
we care about people's value rights and interests and freedom the quality of their life and their development potential and happiness index because our goal is to realize the allaround development of the people ensuring the right to survival and development remains china's top priority we will vigorously promote social and economic development protect people's freedom democracy and human rights according to law achieve social fairness and justice and enable the 13 billion chinese people to live a happy life
the chinese civilization has always given prominence to unremitting selfimprovement reform and innovation as an ancient chinese motto puts it as heaven keeps vigor through movement a gentleman should unremittingly practice selfimprovement throughout its 5000year history it is thanks to their perseverance determination stamina and innovation that the chinese nation has grown after surviving numerous setbacks and adversity the chinese people have shown enterprising spirit and reform and openingup creativity in national development and great tenacity in overcoming difficulties on the road to progress and all this gives expression to the spirit of unremitting selfimprovement embodied in china's cultural tradition
the chinese civilization has always given prominence to social harmony unity and mutual assistance back in the early days of the chinese nation the chinese already advocated that harmony is most valuable they strove for harmony between man and nature among people and between man's body and soul and yearned for an ideal society where everyone loves everyone else everyone is equal and the whole world is one community
today china is endeavoring to build a harmonious society it is a society of democracy and rule of law fairness and justice integrity fraternity vitality stability order and harmony between man and nature it is a society where there is unity between the material and the spirit democracy and rule of law fairness and efficiency and vitality and order
the chinese people takes [sic] the maintenance of ethnic unity and harmony as their bounden duty and the defense of the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity their sacred mission
any act that promoted ethnic harmony and national unity will receive the warm welcome and support of the chinese people on the other hand any act that undermines china's ethnic harmony and national unity will meet their strong opposition and resistance
the chinese civilization has always given prominence to good neighborliness the chinese nation cherishes peace in foreign relations the chinese have always believed that the strong should not oppress the weak and the rich should not bully the poor and advocated that all nations live side by side in perfect harmony
the chinese held that one should be as inclusive as the ocean which is vast because it admits hundreds of rivers and called for drawing upon the strength of others today china holds high the banner of peace development and cooperation it pursues an independent foreign policy of peace and commits itself firmly to peaceful development
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