Name: 奧巴馬總統與中國青年舉行市政廳會議 - 提供中文字幕 (President Obama Holds Town Hall with Chinese Youth | 提供中文字幕)
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President Obama: (greets the audience in Chinese)

It is a great honor for me to be here in Shanghai,

and to have this opportunity to speak with all of you.

I'd like to thank Fudan University's President Yang for

his hospitality and his gracious welcome.

I'd also like to thank our outstanding Ambassador,

Jon Huntsman, who exemplifies the deep ties and respect

I don't know what he said, but I hope it was good.

What I'd like to do is to make some opening remarks,

and then what I'm really looking forward to doing is taking

questions, not only from students who are in the

audience, but also we've received questions online,

which will be asked by some of the students who are here in the

audience, as well as by Ambassador Huntsman.

And I am very sorry that my Chinese is not as good as your

English, but I am looking forward to this chance to have a dialogue.

This is my first time traveling to China,

and I'm excited to see this majestic country.

Here, in Shanghai, we see the growth that has caught the

attention of the world -- the soaring skyscrapers,

the bustling streets and entrepreneurial activity.

And just as I'm impressed by these signs of China's journey

to the 21st century, I'm eager to see those ancient places that

Tomorrow and the next day I hope to have a chance when I'm in

Beijing to see the majesty of the Forbidden City and the

Truly, this is a nation that encompasses both a rich history

and a belief in the promise of the future.

The same can be said of the relationship between our two countries.

Shanghai, of course, is a city that has great meaning in the

history of the relationship between the United States and China.

It was here, 37 years ago, that the Shanghai Communique opened

the door to a new chapter of engagement between our

However, America's ties to this city -- and to this country --

stretch back further, to the earliest days of America's independence.

In 1784, our founding father, George Washington,

a ship that set sail for these shores so that it could pursue

Washington wanted to see the ship carry the flag around the

globe, and to forge new ties with nations like China.

and to forge new partnerships that are mutually beneficial.

Over the two centuries that have followed,

the currents of history have steered the relationship between

And even in the midst of tumultuous winds,

our people had opportunities to forge deep and even dramatic ties.

For instance, Americans will never forget the hospitality

shown to our pilots who were shot down over your soil during

World War II, and cared for by Chinese civilians who risked all

And Chinese veterans of that war still warmly greet those

American veterans who return to the sites where they fought to

A different kind of connection was made nearly 40 years ago

when the frost between our countries began to thaw through

The very unlikely nature of this engagement contributed to its

success -- because for all our differences,

both our common humanity and our shared curiosity were revealed.

As one American player described his visit to China --

"[The] people are just like us...The country is very similar

Of course this small opening was followed by the achievement of

the Shanghai Communique, and the eventual establishment of formal

relations between the United States and China in 1979.

And in three decades, just look at how far we have come.

In 1979, trade between the United States and China stood at

roughly $5 billion -- today it tops over $400 billion each year.

The commerce affects our people's lives in so many ways.

America imports from China many of the computer parts we use,

the clothes we wear; and we export to China machinery that

This trade could create even more jobs on both sides of the

Pacific, while allowing our people to enjoy a better quality of life.

In 1979, the political cooperation between the United

States and China was rooted largely in our shared rivalry

Today, we have a positive, constructive and comprehensive

relationship that opens the door to partnership on the key global

issues of our time -- economic recovery and the development of

clean energy; stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and

the scourge of climate change; the promotion of peace and

All of these issues will be on the agenda tomorrow when I meet

And in 1979, the connections among our people were limited.

Today, we see the curiosity of those ping-pong players

manifested in the ties that are being forged across many sectors.

The second highest number of foreign students in the United