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t capital goes beyond national borders and eludes control from any other entity. This has bee a reality. Multinational corporations are seeking the lowest cost, the largest market, and the most favourable policy. They are often powerful lobbyists in government decisionmaking, ruthless expansionists in the global market and a devastating presence to local businesses. For China, still more challenges exist. How are we going to ensure a smooth transition from the planned economy to a marketbased one? How to construct a legal system that is sound enough and broad enough to respond to the needs of a dynamic society? How to maintain our cultural identity in an increasingly homogeneous world? And how to define greatness in our rise as a peaceloving nation? Globalization entails questions that concern us all. Like many young people my age in China, I want to see my country get prosperous and enjoy respect in the international munity. But it seems to me that mere patriotism is not just enough. It is vitally important that we young people do more serious thinking and broaden our mind to bigger issues. There might never be easy answers to those issues such as globalization, but to take them on and give them honest thinking is the first step to be prepared for both opportunities and challenges ing our way. This is also one of the thoughts that came to me while preparing this speech. 21世紀杯: ”。21世紀杯”。全國英語演講比賽由中國日報社于1996年發(fā)起并主辦,由英文《21世紀報》承辦。該項一年一度的比賽面向全國大學生,迄今已分別在北京、上海、廣州、成都、南京和武漢成功舉辦了九屆。大賽組織周密、賽程嚴謹,評委組成權威,吸引了全國五百多所高校學生的廣泛參與,得到了國家教育部和國際英語教學權威機構的高度評價和大力支持