【正文】 rochitomegabytes,aninformationrevolutionislightingthelandscapeofhumanknowledge,information,andmoneycrotheplanetatthestrokeofaputerkey,bringingwiththemextraordinaryoortunitiestocreatewealth,topreventandconquerdisease,tofostergreaterunderstandingamongpeoplesofdifferenthistoriesanddifferentcultures.Butwealsoknowthatthisgreateropeeandfasterchangemeanthatproblemswhichstartbeyondonenatioborderscanquicklymoveiidethemthereadofweapoofmadestruction,thethreatsoforganizedcrimeanddrugtrafficking,ofenvironmentaldegradation,eeciallytheyoungergeneratioofChinaandtheUnitedStates,mustmakemoncauseofourmonchallenges,sothatwecan,together,shapeanewcenturyofbrilliantpoibilities.,whereoncewewereadversaries,todayweareworkingtogetherforapermanentpeaceandafuturefreerofnuclearweapo.OntheIndiansubcontinent,justasmostoftherestoftheworldismovingawayfromnucleardanger,.Inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationmustfacethechallengeofstoingthereadofdeadliernuclear,chemical,.Inthe21stcentury,Chinahasbeeacroroadforsmugglersofallkinds.Lastyear,PresidentJiangandIaskedseniorChineseandAmericanlawenforcementofficialstostepupourcooperationagaitthesepredators,tostopmoneyfrombeinglaundered,tostopaliefrombeingcruellysmuggled,ourdrugenforcementagencyopenedanofficeinBeijing,andsoonChinesecounternarcoticsexpertswillbeworkingoutofWashington.Inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationmustmakeityourmiiontoeurethattoday39。39。slargestemitterofgreenhousegases,sometimeinthenextcenturythereisaseriousriskofdramaticchangesinclimatewhichwillchangethewayweliveandthewaywework,whichcouldliterallyburysomeislandnatioundermountaiofwaterandunderminetheeconomicandsocialfabricofnatio..BuildingontheworkthatourVicePresident,AlGore,hasdonepreviouslywiththeChinesegovernment,PresidentJiangandIareworkingtogetheronwaystobringAmericancleanenergytechnologytohelpimproveairqualityandgrowtheChineseeconomyatthesametime.,munitiesinChina,theUnitedStatesandthroughouttheworldwillhavetoleadtheway.(Alause.),theeffectsarenolongerlocal。therighttoexpreone39。sownleaders,toaociatefreelywithothers,andtoworship,ornot,freely,howeveronechooses.Inthelastletterofhislife,theauthorofourDeclarationofIndependenceandourthirdPresident,ThomasJefferson,saidthenthat“alleyesareopeningtotherightsofman.”Ibelievethatinthistime,atlonglast,172yearsafterJeffersonwrotethosewords,alleyesareopeningtotherightsofmenandwomeneverywhere.Overthepasttwodecades,arisingtideoffreedomhasliftedthelivesofmillioaroundtheworld,sweepingawayfaileddictatorialsystemsintheFormerSovietUnion,throughoutCentralEurope。,fromThailandtoMongolia,freedomhasreachedAsia39。.Thequestionis,wheredowegofromhere?Howdoweworktogethertobeontherightsideofhistorytogether?Morethan50yearsago,HuShi,oneofyourgreatpoliticalthinkersandateacheratthisuniversity,saidthesewords:“,thestruggleforindividualfreedomisthestruggleforthenation39。scharacter.”.Oneofourfoundingfathers,BenjaminFranklin,oncesaid,“Ourcriticsareourfriends,fortheyshowusourfaults.”Now,ifthatistrue,therearemanydaysintheUnitedStateswhenthePresidenthasmorefriendsthananyoneelseinAmerica.(Laughter.)Butitisso.Intheworldwelivein,thisglobalinformationage,thefreestpoibleflowofinformation,ideas,andopinio,andagreaterreectfordivergentpoliticalandreligiousconvictiowillactuallybreedstrengthandstabilitygoingforward.Itis,therefore,profoundlyinyourinterest,andtheworld39。sregeneration.,however,proudofyourancientgreatne,proudofwhatyouaredoing,thefreshneofitsthinking,.TheUnitedStateswantstoworkwithyoutomakethattimeareality.Thankyouverymuch.(Alause.)謝謝。今天，我很高興率領(lǐng)一個(gè)龐大的美國(guó)代表團(tuán)來(lái)到這里，代表團(tuán)中包括第一夫人和我們的女兒，她是斯坦福大學(xué)的學(xué)生，該校是和北大具有交流關(guān)系的學(xué)校之一。我提到這些人是為了說(shuō)明美國(guó)極為重視對(duì)華關(guān)系。恭喜了，北大?。ㄕ坡?。學(xué)校許多美麗的建筑物由美國(guó)建筑師設(shè)計(jì)。我們對(duì)你們有一種特殊的親近感。1919年6月，就在這里，燕京大學(xué)首任校長(zhǎng)司徒雷登（JohnLeightonStuart）準(zhǔn)備發(fā)表第　一個(gè)畢業(yè)典禮致辭。學(xué)生們?yōu)榱苏衽d中國(guó)的政治文化，全部走上街頭領(lǐng)導(dǎo)“五四”運(yùn)動(dòng)去了。非常感謝大家前來(lái)聽(tīng)我演講。）一百年以來(lái)，北大已經(jīng)發(fā)展到兩萬(wàn)多學(xué)生。貴校建成了亞洲最大的大學(xué)圖書館。在這個(gè)百年校慶之年，中國(guó)、亞洲和全世界有100多萬(wàn)人上機(jī)訪問(wèn)貴校的網(wǎng)址。你們是中國(guó)下一代的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者。在幾千年的歷史長(zhǎng)河中，中國(guó)為人類文化、宗教、哲學(xué)、藝術(shù)和科技作出了貢獻(xiàn)，美國(guó)人民深深欽佩你們?，F(xiàn)在我們看到，中國(guó)處于歷史性時(shí)刻：能和你們光輝燦爛的過(guò)去相提并論的，只有貴國(guó)目前氣勢(shì)磅礴的改革和更加美好的未來(lái)?，F(xiàn)在，中國(guó)參加了從航空旅行到農(nóng)業(yè)開(kāi)發(fā)等領(lǐng)域的1000多個(gè)國(guó)際組織。今天有40,000多年輕的中國(guó)學(xué)生在美國(guó)留學(xué)，還有數(shù)十萬(wàn)中國(guó)學(xué)生在亞洲、非洲、歐洲和拉美國(guó)家留