【正文】 There is a Chinese proverb: Consider the past, and you shall know the future.All of these issues will be on the agenda tomorrow when I meet with President Hu.And in 1979, the connections among our people were limited. Today, we see the curiosity of those pingpong players manifested in the ties that are being forged across many sectors.m eager to see those ancient places that speak to us from China39。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.I39。s distant past.Tomorrow and the next day I hope to have a chance when I39。America imports from China many of the puter parts we use, the clothes we wear。 and that laws, and not simply men, should guarantee the administration of justice.Of course, the story of our nation is not without its difficult chapters. In many ways over many years we have struggled to advance the promise of these principles to all of our people, and to forge a more perfect union. We fought a very painful civil war, and freed a portion of our population from slavery. It took time for women to be extended the right to vote, workers to win the right to organize, and for immigrants from different corners of the globe to be fully embraced. Even after they were freed, African Americans persevered through conditions that were separate and not equal, before winning full and equal rights.None of this was easy. But we made progress because of our belief in those core principles, which have served as our pass through the darkest of storms. That is why Lincoln could stand up in the midst of civil war and declare it a struggle to see whether any nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal could long endure.That is why Dr. Martin Luther King could stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and ask that our nation live out the true meaning of its creed. That39。 and our faith in the future.These are all things that you should know about America. I also know that we have much to learn about China. Looking around at this magnificent city and looking around this room I do believe that our nations hold something important in mon, and that is a belief in the future. Neither the United States nor China is content to rest on our achievements. For while China is an ancient nation, you are also clearly looking ahead with confidence, ambition, and a mitment to see that tomorrow39。s future in you young people whose talent and dedication and dreams will do so much to help shape the 21st century.I39。m pleased to anno