联合国秘书长安南在清华大学的演讲(英文版)(1)LadiesandGentlemen, ItisagreathonourformetospeakatoneofChina’sgreatacademicinstitutionsonethatishelpingtorevivea ndmaintainyourcountry’shistorictraditionofleadingtheworldinscienceandtech nology,andonewhosealumniaretobefoundinpositionsofle adershipthroughoutthecountry.Here,asinsomanyotherplacesinChina,novisitorcanhelpf eelingtheexcitementofagreatcountrydevelopingatbreak neckspeed,andeverydayopeningupnewvistasofknowledgea ndopportunitytoitscitizens.Youcanbereallyproudofyou rcountryandwhatithasachievedinthelast25years. AsIlookoutovertheyoungfacesinthisaudienceIcannothel penvyingtheinternationalstudentsmorethanathousand,I amtold,fromover50countrieswhohavetheprivilegeofshar ingyourlearningexperiencehere. Itremindsmeforamomentofmyownstudentdays,whenmycount ry,Ghana,wasnewlyindependent.Wefeltweweresuddenlyre achingouttotheworld,andmakingnewdiscoverieseveryday. ButthenIalsorememberthattimesofrapidchangecanbringpainandconfusion,evendestruction,aswellasprogressand excitement.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.Increasi ngly,youreconomydependsonexchangeswithothercountrie sbothimportsandexports,ofbothgoodsandcapital.Foreig ninvestmentplaysanessentialroleinyourgrowth,whileyo urholdingsofforeigncurrenciesandyourmanagementofyou rowncurrencyarecomingtoplayavitalpartintheinternati onalmonetarysystem.Thismeansthatyouhaveastakeinthedevelopmentandprospe rityofthewiderworld.Andyoursecurity,too,dependsonin ternationalpeaceandstability. Yourgovernmentshowsthatitunderstandsthis,bytherolet hatitplaysintheUnitedNations,andelsewhere.Andincrea singly,Chinesecitizensarecalledontotakerisks,andmak esacrifices,intheinterestsofglobalsecurity.Itwasimp ressivetosee,inournewspaperstheotherday,picturesofC hinesepolicemeninbluehelmetspreparingtojointheUnite dNationsmissioninHaitianislandbuffetedbybothhumanan dmeteorologicalstorms,whichisliterallyonthefarsideo ftheworldfromhere.SoIamhere,inpart,toexpresstheworld’sgratitude.ClearlyyouinChinahaveunderstood,asyoursa yinggoes,thatweallsharethesamebreath.Humanmiserykno wsnofrontiers,andnorshouldhumansolidarity. Indeed,solidaritywasoneofthefundamentalvaluessolemn lyreaffirmed,fouryearsago,bythepoliticalleadersfrom allovertheworldwhometatUnitedNationsHeadquarters,an dissuedtheMillenniumDeclaration. Theydeclaredthatglobalchallengesmustbemanagedinaway thatdistributesthecostsandburdensfairly…Thosewhosuffer or whobenefitleastdeservehelpfromt hosewhobenefitmost. Theypromisedtosparenoefforttofreemorethanonebillion oftheirfellowmen,womenandchildrenfromextremepoverty ,andtomaketherighttodevelopmentarealityforall. Andtheysetthemselvesprecisebenchmarksbywhichtheirsu ccessinkeepingthesepromisescouldbemeasured,intheyea rbenchmarkshavecometobeknownastheMillenniumDevelopm entGoals, or MDGs.Firstamongthemisthepledgetoredu cebyhalftheproportionofpeopleintheworldlivingonanin comeoflessthanonedollaraday.Othersincludethepledget ohalt,andbegintoreverse,thespreadofHIV/AIDS;andthep ledgetointegratetheprinciplesofsustainabledevelopme ntintoeverycountry’spoliciesandprogrammes,sothatourchildrenandgrandchi ldrenwillnotfacethethreatoflivingonaplanetirredeema blyspoiltbyhumanactivities, or whoseresourcesaren otsufficientfortheirneeds. WilltheworldreachthesegoalsbyXX?Itdepends,ingreatpa rt,onChina.Yourpopulationissolarge,andyoureconomyisgrowingsora pidly,thatyourimpactonallglobalstatisticsisenormous.Itistheoreticallypossiblethatwemightsucceedinhalvi ngtheproportionofverypoorpeopleintheworldbyXX,simpl ybecauseChinahadsucceededinliftingalmostallitspeopl eoutofthatcategory,evenifmostcountriesinAfricastill hadthesameproportion.Conversely,manycountriesmight,byXX,havemadegreatstr idesincombatingHIV/AIDS, or adoptingsustainablemo delsofdevelopment.ButifChinahadfailedtodothosething s,therewouldstillbeterribleconsequencesforhumanity.。