【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)一個龐大的美國代表團來到這里，代表團中包括第一夫人和我們的女兒，她是斯坦福大學的學生，該校是和北大具有交流關(guān)系的學校之一。我提到這些人是為了說明美國極為重視對華關(guān)系。恭喜了，北大?。ㄕ坡?。學校許多美麗的建筑物由美國建筑師設(shè)計。我們對你們有一種特殊的親近感。1919年6月，就在這里，燕京大學首任校長司徒雷登（JohnLeightonStuart）準備發(fā)表第　一個畢業(yè)典禮致辭。學生們?yōu)榱苏衽d中國的政治文化，全部走上街頭領(lǐng)導“五四”運動去了。非常感謝大家前來聽我演講。）一百年以來，北大已經(jīng)發(fā)展到兩萬多學生。貴校建成了亞洲最大的大學圖書館。在這個百年校慶之年，中國、亞洲和全世界有100多萬人上機訪問貴校的網(wǎng)址。你們是中國下一代的領(lǐng)導者。在幾千年的歷史長河中，中國為人類文化、宗教、哲學、藝術(shù)和科技作出了貢獻，美國人民深深欽佩你們?，F(xiàn)在我們看到，中國處于歷史性時刻：能和你們光輝燦爛的過去相提并論的，只有貴國目前氣勢磅礴的改革和更加美好的未來。現(xiàn)在，中國參加了從航空旅行到農(nóng)業(yè)開發(fā)等領(lǐng)域的1000多個國際組織。今天有40,000多年輕的中國學生在美國留學，還有數(shù)十萬中國學生在亞洲、非洲、歐洲和拉美國家留