Some people in the world are

speculating that chinas policy might

change once the countrys current
leaders are not around.
I have just answered that question.
Our policy will not change, nor is it
possible to be altered.
China must continue to pursue that
policy if it hopes to develop itself.
And no one can change the policy.
However, this is not a matter that
depends soly on our own wishful
thinking.
should anyone in the world impose a
war on us, we are not afraid.
There is nothing to worry about
except that our plan will be postponed
for a number of years.
But we will resume our construction
as soon as the war is over,
At present, we are enjoying a fairly
good domestic situation.
We are concentrating our attention on
our economy and construction.
Our foreign policy is in line with that
magnificent goal.
Although that goal appears
insignificant to some people, we hail
it among ourselves as a magnificent
goal.
<> President jiangzemin meets guests
from NYT
2001 8 8 ,
A.S, J.L, On Aug,8 2001, president
jiangzemin had an interview with,
A.S, the chairman of the NYT
company and publisher of NYT, the
executive editor of NYT and the
delegation led by them, during which
president jiangzemin elaborated
chinas position on a number of hot
issues.
80 6400 Jiang: The communist party of china
is a major party with 80 years history
of and 64 million members. It has rich
experience in struggle and
 governance.

We have always persisted in

combining fundamental tenets of the
Marxism and the reality of china.
We form our own opinions
independently, and have unswervingly
followed the road of building
socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Our partys theory, guidelines and
policies are in keeping with the real
conditions of china.
They have brought enormous changes
to china and have therefore have won
full support of the Chinese people.
12 As a ruling party in the country with
over 1.2 billion people, CPC must
keep abreast of times.

5000 China is a civilization country with

more than 5000 thousand years
history.
But it is only after the founding of the
new china that its people became the
true masters of their country, their
society and their own destiny.
Which represents a fundamental
change of the political status of the
Chinese people.
This is the most important feature for
one to recognize in observing present-
day politics of china.
Otherwise, it would impossible to
have a correct understanding of the
nature of the Chinese politics, which
is the peoples democratic.
It has always been our goal to develop
the socialist democratic politics.
We have long pointed out that without
democratic, there would be no
socialism, let alone the socialist
modernization.
The essence of the socialist
democratic is that people are the true
masters of their own country.
 The very objective of our social
reform is to develop our socialist
democracy and the legal system,
improve the mechanisms of the
socialist democracy,
ensure the people their full rights to
democracy elections, democratic
decisions making, administration and
democratic supervision, increase the
vitality of the party and the state,
fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the
grassroots units and general public,
make the decision making process
more scientific and democratic, give
greater scope to the advantages and
features of the socialist system.
Give greater scope to

----objective

Our world is a diverse and colorful

one. All civilizations and social
systems should try to find common
ground and shelve differences and
draw upon each others strong points
to make up for their own deficiencies.
shelve , , , vi.

try to find common ground and shelve
differences
draw upon each others strong points
to make up for their own deficiencies.
We should not copy the political
system of other countries
mechanically.
Copy mechanically

When conducting our political reform,

we must give full consideration to our
historical background, economy
development level, and cultural and
educational level of our country.
give full consideration to

The reform must be conducted in such

a manner as to promote national
 reunification, ethnic unity and social
stability.
in such a manner as to promote

national reunification

ethnic unity

social stability

Corruption, as a social and historic

phenomenon, has existed in many
societies, both in the past and at
present.
both in the past and at present.

No country in the world today can

acclaim that it has completely
eliminated corruption.
The only difference lies in the degree
of seriousness of this problem.
The only difference lies in

China is in a transition from its

planned economy to market economy.
transition

Many of its systems are still yet to be

improved
vestige , , , , []

In addition, there are vestiges of the
feudal ideas that have existed for
thousands of years.
the feudal ideas that have existed for
thousands of years.
All this has given corruption a hotbed
and spread and added up to the
difficulty of our campaign against
corruption
combat corruption

We have always believed that to

combat corruption and build a clean
 government is an important guarantee
for a smooth reform and opening-up
and the modernization drive.
combat corruption and build a clean
government
an important guarantee

reform and opening-up

modernization drive.

Our attitude towards corruption is: we

will fight corruption unswervingly,
unremittingly and without showing
any mercy.
We believe that in our efforts to
combat corruption, its essential not to
just address the symptoms, but more
importantly to tackle the root-causes
In this regard, education lays the
groundwork, the law serves as a
guarantee, and supervision holds the
key.
In this regard adv.

We will get rid of soil that breeds

corruption by deepening reform.
We can hardly fine two countries that
have exactly the same political party
system and political system.
Different countries have different
national conditions.
national conditions.

And they should establish and

improve their own political system in
light of their respective realities.
respective

in light of ,

What is essential is that this kind of

political system should their economic
development and political system, and
maintenance and realization of their
people.
 serve

12 It is imperative for china, a multi-

ethnic developing country, to have
strong leadership in order to rally 1.2
billion-odd people behind the cause of
modernization.
Otherwise, this country would be a
heap of loose sand.
We have drawn this conclusion from
chinas modern history development,
and by analyzing the experience and
lessons of many countries in their
development.
imperative [im5perEtiv]n., , , ,
adj., ,
, , , []

Concept of peaceful reunification of
chinas mainland and Taiwan.
crux [krQks]n.

The crux of the question is the

national reunification.
crux

Peaceful reunification has become the

common language for both the CPC
and the KMT
However, neither should the CPC
swallow up KMT, nor should the
KMT swallow up the CPC.
We hope national reunification will be
accomplished through joint efforts of
the two parties and that each side will
make its due contribution to the
Chinese nation.
, As for china, our strength is limited,
so is our role.
Some people say that china occupies a
special position in the third world.
We hold that china is only a member
of the third world, and as such, should
discharge its own resposiblities.
Many of our friends say that china is
the head of the third world.
 We say that china cannot act as the
head, because it would only breed
adversity.
Those who practice hegemonism are
discredited, and serving as the head of
the third world also bring us a bad
name, too.
We are not being modest.

This is out of our genuine political

consideration that we say so.
We have never believed that
disarmament talks would produce any
effect, but we are in favor of
negotiations.
Some people alleged that china is
bellicose.
But the truth is china hopes for peace
more than anyone else.
20 China hopes there will be no war for
at least another 20 years.
We are faced with the task of
developing the country and shaking
off the backwardness.
Our top priority is to achieve a
comparative prosperity, the initial
goal for the realization of
modernization by the end of this
century.
If we can accomplish this goal, our
conditions will be much better.
30-50 Whats more, we will reach a new
starting point, from which we will
approach the level of the developed
countries within another 30-50 years.
50-70 We hope to have a peaceful period of
at least 50-70 years.
Our proposals for safeguarding the
world peace are by no means empty
talk.
They are based on our own needs.

Of course, it also meets the needs of

the people of the world. Particularly
the needs of the people in the third
world.
 Therefore, opposing hegimonism and
safeguard the world peace are our
established policies and are the
foundation for our foreign policy.
There is no reason for us to
be enemies. Neither of us seeks the
territory of the other;neither of us
seeks to dominate (domination
over)the other; neither of us seeks
to stretch out(our) hands and rule
the world.
: ,,,, Chairman mao has written: too(so)
,. many deeds cry out to be done, and
always urgently, the world rolls
over(on), time presses, ten
thousands years are too long, seize
the day, seize the hour!
, This is
,, the hour, this is the day for our two
peoples to rise to the(hieghts which
can) build a new and better world.
,, .In that spirit, I ask all
, of you present to join me in raising
your glasses to chairman mao and
prime minister zhou, and to the
friendship of Chinese and American
people which can lead to the
friendship and peace of all people in
the world)
We are against the idea of full
autonomy for Taiwan
The autonomy shouldnt be granted
without limitation.
Since there is limitation, it is
impossible to be full.
full autonomy means two Chinas,
rather than one china.
There may be different systems, but it
is only the PRC that can represent
china in the international community.
We recognize the right of the local
government of Taiwan to have its own
way in its internal policies.
Although Taiwan, as a special
administrative region, is a local
government, it is different from those
 of the other provinces, municipalities,
and even the autonomous regions.
It can enjoy certain rights that are
unique to itself and are not shared by
the other provinces, municipalities,
and the autonomous regions
municipality

autonomous regions

The prerequisite is the unitary national

interests must not be hurt.
The prerequisite

After the country is reunified, the

Taiwan special administrative region
can enjoy its own independence and
practice a system different from that
of the mainland,
special administrative region

It can have an independent judiciary

and the right of adjudication on the
island.
Taiwan can also keep its own armed
forces as long as they dont constitute
a threat to the mainland.
constitute a threat

The mainland will not station any

personnel on the island.
station a personnel

Neither our troops nor administrative

personnel will be dispatched
The party, governmental, and military
systems on the island will be
administrated by the island.
Whats more, a number of posts in the
central government will be reserved
for Taiwan.
Peaceful reunification does not mean
that the mainland will swallow up
Taiwan.
Nor does it mean that Taiwan will
swallow up the mainland, of course.
 It is unrealistic for the so-called three-
people principle to reunify china.
There must be a way to realize
reunification.
Therefore, we propose holding
bipartisan talks on an equal footing
and carrying out a third round of
cooperation.
on an equal footing

Without mentioning the central and

local negotiation.
When an agreement is reached, both
sides could make an official
announcement.
But the foreign countries should never
be allowed to take part, for it would
only mean that china was yet
independent and endless troubles
would follow.
1981 9 We
9 1983 6 hope that Taiwan side will make a
careful study of the 9 policies put
forward in September 1981 and the
opening speech made by
Dengyingchao at the first session of
the sixth national committee of the
Chinese peoples political consultative
conference in June 1983, as to
eliminate misunderstandings.
make a careful study of

put forward

What we want to do is to accomplish

the great cause of reunification left
unfinished by out forerunners.
great cause reunification

If this can be accomplished by CPC

and KMT together, the status of CKS
and his son in history would be
evaluated in a more favorable way.
 Of course, it takes time to realize
peaceful reunification.
It is not true to say we are not eager to
accomplish it. Because we old people
have always wanted to accomplish it
as early as possible.
More contacts are needed to enhance
understandings
We can send people to Taiwan at any
time. We can just look without
holding any talks.
at any time adv.

They are also welcome to send people

to the mainland. We guarantee their
safety and keep it a secret and we
mean what we say and never play any
tricks.
play never any tricks

We have realized unity and peace in

the mainland.
unity and peace

The policy of peaceful reunification

was formalized in the third plenary
session of the 11th central committee
and the related policies have been
gradually perfected, so we will stick
to them.
third plenary session of the 11th central
committee of the chinas communist
party
Recently, there is a slight
improvement in the relationship
between china and the US.
a slight improvement

But some of the officials in the US

have never abandoned the attempt to
create two Chinas or one and a half
Chinas
two Chinas or one and a half
Chinas
The US has always boasted
of its system, but its policies changes
 too fast as demonstrated by the slogan
changes in presidential campaigns,
upon assuming presidency, in the mid-
term election, and near the next
general election.
assuming presidency

/ mid-term election/next general

election.
boasted of

The US complains our policies are

unstable, but compared with those of
the US, ours are much more stable.
50 Speech by Vice President Hu at the
rally in celebration of the 50th
Anniversary of the peaceful liberation
of Tibet.
Dear comrades and friends:

Today, the ancient city Lasa is covered

with gala decorations, with red flags
flying in the Potala square, Yarloong
zangbu river gurgling delightfully.
We members of the delegation from
50 the central government, together with
people and cadres of all ethnic groups
in Tibet, are holding this grand
celebration to mark the 50th
anniversary of the peaceful liberation
of Tibet with great joy and elation.
elation [I5leIF(E)n]n.,

First of all, I wish to
extend, on behalf of the CPC central
committee, NPC standing committee,
the state council, the CPPCC national
committee, central military
committee, our warm congratulations
and cordial greetings to workers,
farmers, herds, intellectuals, cadres
and people from all walks of life of all
ethnic groups in Tibet and to all the
 officers and men of the PLA garrison
and of the units of the peoples armed
police force and the public security
officers in Tibet.
all walks of life n.

Our high tribute goes to all the

comrades and friends who have
contributed to the peaceful liberation,
development and prosperity.
And our heartfelt thanks to all the
foreign friends who have cared for
and supported the development and
progress of Tibet.
Fifty years ago, the CPC central
committee and comrade Mao Zedong
made a far-sighted, resolute, and
significant decision to liberate Tibet
peacefully.
The central peoples government and
the former Tibet government have
signed an agreement on measures for
the peaceful liberation of Tibet.
The peaceful liberation of Tibet was a
great event in modern Chinese history
and an epoch-making turning point in
the course of the development of
Tibet.
epoch-making

It indicated that Tibet had,

once for all, cast off the yoke of the
imperialist aggression, the that great
unity of the Chinese nation and its
great cause of reunification entered a
new period of development.
period of development.

once for all

cast off

indicated

It ushered in a new era in which Tibet

would turn from darkness to light,
 from backwardness to progress, from
poverty to affluence, from seclusion to
openness.
ushered in

backwardness to progress

poverty to affluence

seclusion to openness.

50
Over the past fifty years,
only a wink of the eye in the long
history of human progress, the ancient
and fascinating land of Tibet has
undergone changes unparalleled in its
history and worked miracles
unprecedented on the earth.
A / b A undertake B

Work a miracle

unprecedented

a wink of the eye

n the long history of human progress

Over the past 50 years, Tibet has

achieved historical leap in its social
system and embarked on the socialist
road.
embarked on

socialist road.

With the abolition of the

feudal serfdom, under which Tibetans
have long been suppressed and
exploited, millions of serves who did
not even have the minimum human
rights stood up now and became the
true masters of their own fate.
Today the people of all ethnic groups
of Tibet enjoy full political, economic,
 cultural and other rights and have
complete control of their own destiny.
50 Over the past 50 years, Tibet has
made substantial headway in its
economic development, and the living
standards of its people have improved
markedly.
substantial headway

Through the democratic reform, social

transformation and opening up and
reform, the social productive forces of
Tibet has been emancipated and
developed in an unprecedented
manner.
1959 Last year, the GDP of Tibet is more
50 than fifty times that of the 1959 when
the democratic reform started.
The autonomous region has built up
the infrastructure from the scratch.
The income of both urban and rural
residents has increased steadily
This stands in sharp contrast with the
miserable living conditions of the
people in old Tibet.
stands in sharp contrast with

50 Over the past 50 years, the cultural

and ethical drive steadily improved,
and the society has moved forward in
all-round way.
in all-round way.

cultural and ethical drive

Educational, scientific and

technological, cultural, public health
and other social undertakings have
been developing vigorously.
The political awareness, ethical
standards, scientific and educational
levels of people of all ethnic groups
have generally improved.
The fine traditional culture of Tibet
has been protected, inherited, and
carried forward, and substantiated to
 reflect the new lives of people and
meet the new requirements of the
social development called for by the
times.
carried forward

50 Over the past 50 years, the solidarity

of people of all ethnic groups have
been constantly strengthened and the
social stability has been maintained on
a whole.
With execution of the partys policies
of ethnic and religious affairs and the
implementation of the regional
autonomy of ethnic minorities, the
ethnic relationships featured with
equality, solidarity and mutual help
have been growing in strength.
growing in strength.

Religious freedom of the people of all

ethnic groups have been fully
respected and protected.
The people of all
ethnic groups have worked in unity
and succeeded in foiling, time and
again, the separatist and disruptive
activities of the Dalai clique and anti-
china forces in the world, and thus
safeguarded the stability of Tibet, and
national unitys and states security.
50
With the passage of 50
extraordinary years, today Tibet
enjoys vitality and prosperity with
economic growth, social progress and
stability, ethnic solidarity, solid border
defense, and people here are working
and living in peace and contentment.
Enjoys,,,,,,

solid border defense

ethnic solidarity
 working and living in peace and
contentment.
enjoys vitality and prosperity

3 The credit of the remarkable
achievements goes to the wise
decisions and correct leadership of the
three generations of collective
leadership of party central committee
with comrade Mao Zedong, Deng
Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin at the core
during different historical periods in
Tibets development.
It is also attributed to all-out support
the state to Tibet and the continual aid
from across the country.
,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,Be the result of ,,,,,/the credit
of,,,,goes to,,,,/ ,,,,are attributed to,,,,
The
achievements are also the results of
the concerted efforts of the people of
all ethnic groups in Tibet, who
displayed the extraordinary spirit of
fortitude, hard work, endurance,
solidarity, and the utter devotion.
Tibet is in the southwestern frontier of
the motherland, with a vast stretch of
land and a very important strategic
position.
a vast stretch of land

important strategic position.

The development, stability, and

security of Tibet have a direct bearing
on the fundamental interests of the
people of all ethnic groups in Tibet
and the ethnic solidarity, national
unity, state security.
It is the common aspiration
and mission of the people of all ethnic
groups in china, including Tibetan
people, to build up prosperity and
progress and maintain the stability and
solidarity in Tibet.
 China now has entered a new stage in
which it will build a well-to-do
society and accelerate the socialist
modernization drive.
Tibet has also entered an important
period for faster development and
maintenance of stability
80 Recently, comrade Jiangzemin made
an important speech at a rally in
celebration of the 80th anniversary of
the founding of the communist party
of china.
80 Systematically summarized the
achievements and basic experience of
the 80-year-long struggle of our party.
P
rofoundly
expounded the scientific connotation
of the important concept of three
represents and correctively answered
the major questions that need to be
studied and resolved for party
building in the new historical period
and further identified the objectives
and tasks of the party in the new
century.
This important
speech is a Marxist programmatic
document that will guide our efforts to
advance the great cause of building
the socialism with Chinese
characteristics and the new and great
project of party building.
It also provides an ideological weapon
for accelerating the development of
Tibet in new century.
Not long ago, the CPC
central committee and the state
council held the fourth working
conference on Tibet, at which the
magnificent blueprint for Tibet
development for the first few years of
the new century was mapped out, and
the guiding principles for the work of
Tibet were formulated.
 According to the plan adopted in the
conference, the central government
and all localities throughout the
country will intensify the support to
Tibet and help create even more
favorable conditions its development
all localities throughout the country

As one of the priority areas in the

development of chinas western
region, Tibet is faced with
unprecedented opportunities for
development.
is faced with

The central government

ardently hopes the vast number of
cadres and people in Tibet will
earnestly study and implement the
essential points of the important
speech by president Jiang zemin and
the spirit of the fourth working
conference on Tibet.
the vast number of

ardently adv.,

Seizing the
opportunities, and make good use of
them, forge ahead in a pioneering
spirit in an earnest effort to move the
Tibetan economy from step-by-step
mode of development to a leapfrog
one and the society from the relative
stability to a lasting peace and
stability.
make good use of

relative stability

a lasting peace and stability.

Rapid economic growth is the

fundamental condition of realizing the
 interests of the people of all ethnic
groups and the basic guarantee for
greater unity and the continued
stability there.
Cadres and people of all ethnic groups
of Tibet should further emancipate
their minds, update their ideas, and
press ahead with the reform and
opening-up so as to create sound
social and institutional environment
for economic growth.
It is essential to work
hard, practice economy, making plans
and calculations, cherish and make
good use of the state investment and
the financial assistance from other
regions of the country to ensure full
social and economic returns for aid
projects.
It is essential to rely on your own
efforts, working assiduously, truly
depend on your own enthusiasm,
initiative, and creativity, and bring
them into full play.
It is essential to vigorously
develop an economy with distinctive
local characteristics by making full
use of the abundant local resources
and speed up the strategic
readjustment to your economic
structure so as to turn your rich
natural resources into actual economic
strenghth.
It is essential to implement the
strategy of revitalizing Tibet through
science and education in a
comprehensive manner, cultivate a
social environment of respect for
knowledge and talented people,
And work hard to advance science,
technology and education so that you
may truly depend on scientific and
technological progress and improved
quality of the work force for economic
growth.
 It is essential to pay great attention to
the environment, step up the
protection and improvement of the
eco-system so as to achieve a
sustainable economic and social
development in Tibet.
Rapid economic growth is the
fundamental condition of realizing the
interests of the people of all ethnic
groups and the basic guarantee for
greater unity and the continued
stability there.
Cadres and people of all ethnic groups
of Tibet should further emancipate
their minds, update their ideas, and
press ahead with the reform and
opening-up so as to create sound
social and institutional environment
for economic growth.
It is essential to work
hard, practice economy, making plans
and calculations, cherish and make
good use of the state investment and
the financial assistance from other
regions of the country to ensure full
social and economic returns for aid
projects.
It is essential to rely on your own
efforts, working assiduously, truly
depend on your own enthusiasm,
initiative, and creativity, and bring
them into full paly.
It is essential to vigorously
develop an economy with distinctive
local characteristics by making full
use of the abundant local resources
and speed up the strategic
readjustment to your economic
structure so as to turn your rich
natural resources into actual economic
strenghth.
It is essential to implement the
strategy of revitalizing Tibet through
science and education in a
comprehensive manner, cultivate a
social environment of respect for
 knowledge and talented people,

And work hard to advance science,

technology and education so that you
may truly depend on scientific and
technological progress and improved
quality of the work force for economic
growth.
It is essential to pay great attention to
the environment, step up the
protection and improvement of the
eco-system so as to achieve a
sustainable economic and social
development in Tibet.
The greater unity and social stability
are where the fundamental interests of
the people of all ethnic groups lie.
Without ethnic solidarity and social
stability, the economy cant develop
smoothly, the people of all ethnic
groups could not enjoy live and work


Cadres and people of
all ethnic groups should always hold
high the banner of patriotism, bear in
mind that the Han and the minorities
are inseparable, so are the minorities
themselves and that the people of all
ethnic groups should truly share the
weal and woe.
It is essential to stick to and improve
the system of regional ethnic
autonomy, further consolidate and
develop the ethnic relationship of
equality, solidarity and mutual help.

Correctly and comprehensively
implement the policy of freedom in
religious belief so that the people of
all ethnic groups could unite and
cooperate politically, respect each
others belief, throw weight behind
faster development and continued
stability of Tibet.
 It is essential to
unequivocally fight against the
separatist activities of Dalai clique
and the worlds anti-china forces,
vigorously develop the good situation
of stability and solidarity and firmly
safeguard national unity and state
security.
The PLA garrison, the PAPF units and
the law enforcement are the strong
pillars and loyal guards in defending
the frontiers of motherland and
maintaining the stability in Tibet.
They are important forces in the
building of both ethical and material
civilization, carry forward their fine
tradition and work style, improve
themselves, strengthen the unity
between the government and the army,
between the civilians and the armed
forces, between the police and the
people.
Make new contributions to the
stability and development of Tibet.
Tibet is a richly eddowed region of
our great motherland.
, The industrious and talented tibetan
people have, in the long historic
deelopment of tibet, made outstanding
contributions to the creation of
glorious culture of chinese nation and
the creation a unified muti-ethnical
country.
In the last half-century in particular,
tibetan people have written brillitant
chapters in the development and
progress of tibet, and added new glory
to the big family of socialist
motherland.
the big family of socialist motherland.

We are profoundly proud about the

past, and immensely confident about
the future.



Let us rally around the
leadership of the CPC central
committee with Jiang Zemin at the
core, hold high the banner of Deng
Xiaoping theory, take the important
thing of three represents as a guide,
work together with one heart for a
new tibet with prosperity, unity,
civilization, and for the great
rejuvenation of the chinese nation.
57 Statement by ambassader Qiao
Zonghuai at the 57th session of the
commission on human rights group
Chinese government has always
attached great importance to
protection and promotion of all human
rights and the fundamental freedom
enjoyed by the chinese people.
Throuhg decades of unremmitting
effots, we have found a path of
developing and promoting human
rights, which fits into the specific
circumstances in china, and has
registered remarkable achievements
registered remarkable achievements

Since the opeing up and reform policy

was adopted in china, we have
devoted our endeavers to the
development of our economy and
have considerably improved the living
standards of the chinese people.
1978 250000000 There was still a poverty-striken
population of 250 million by 1978.
By the end of last
year, with the exeption of a few
remote areas, we have wiped out
abject poverty and achieved two
historic leaps from poverty to
adequate food and clothing, and then
to relatively comfortible life.
Wipe out

abject poverty
with the exeption of

In the mean time,

In the mean time, the chinese

government attaches great importance
to the development of legal system
and domocracy
Great efforts were made implement
the rule the country by the lawand
rule the country by the virtue, so as
to guarantee, in conformity with law,
the enjoyment of civil and political
rights by the chinese people
so as to guarantee, in conformity with

1999 3 Frist, in
march 1999, the national peoples
congress has for the first time
enshrined the priciple of rule of law
in the constitution of PRC,
demonstrating chinas determination
to completely root out the influence of
rule of man, and pursue the stategy
of governing the country according to
the law
390 Since the opening up and reform
800 policy intiation, the national peoples
congress and its standing committee
have promulgated 390 laws and
decision on legal issues, the state
council has issued more than 800
administrative regulations.
8000 The peoples congresss at various
levels have formulated more than
8000 local laws and regulations
The legal framework with constitution
at the core has basicly taken shape in
china..
Take shape

Second, chinese judicial was

endeavoring to deepen the reform of
its judicial system
Measures
inlcuded improving the qualifications
 of personnel, full implementation of
the transparency of the work in police,
procuratorial departments, court
proceedings and prison
administration, strenghthening the
mechanism of external supervision
and internal redress, investigtion,
severe punishment of judicial and
law-enforcement officials involved in
cases of corruptions, obstruction of
justice, and bending laws out of
personal consideration and favoritism
We will continue to strenghthen the
protection of human rights through
legal means and ensure legal justice,
distinguishing strictly what cnstitutes
an offense and what does not.


Third, the chinese government will
press ahead with the reform of
political system, implement
democratic elections, democratic
decision-making, democratic
management, and democratic
supervision, ensuring standardized
governance in accordance with law
and strict perormance official duties.
Fourth, the chinese government
attaches great importance to the
religious freedom of its citizens.
5 1 Five major religions coexist in china
with more than 100 million believers.
The number of the believers have
increased considerablly in recent
years.
1700 Taking tibet as an example, there are
46000 more than 1,700 temples and
monasteris with more than 46000
professional chergy.
3 The the central and local government
hae invested more than 300 million
RMB in the renovation of the temple
and monasteries.
Five, chinese government guarantee,
in line with the law, the freedom of
 speech and association.

The chinese government encourages

the positive role played by the news
media in facilitating the citizens
enjoyment of freedom of speech and
in exercising supervision and supports
the development of the press and
publishing undertakings.
China is among the leading countries
in respect with the development of
internet and its public access.
Chinese law also fully guarantees the
the freedom of association.
3 To date, chinese government has
promulgated three special regulations
on the management of social groups
and organizations.
20 The number of the social groups
above the county level has exceeded
200,000 and is still on the increase.
The voices of NGOs have also been
heard in international forums.
The chinese government has
committed itself to international
cooperation in the field of human
rights and has engaged in the
cooperation with the office of UN
high commissioner for human rights.
11 Last novemeber, the two sides signed
a memorandum of understanding on
technical cooperation in the field of
human rights.
2 And last month, jointly held the
seminar on the punishment of minor
crimes.
2 28 On 28th february this year, the
standing committee of the national
peoples congress adopted a decision
on the ratification of the international
covenant on economic, social and
cultural rights
Not long ago

In addition, China has carried out

dialogues with dozens of countries ,
 which have yielded positive results.

All the above-mentioned measures

taken by the chinese government have
reflected its firm conviction and
determination to promote and protect
human rights, which has significant
and far-reaching impact.
The present human rights situation is
at its best in all times
therefore, the allegation that the
chinese human rights situdation is
deteriorating is completely
groundless.
The century has dawned, and
exchange and cooperation have
become the irreversible trends of our
time
Regretablly, however, out of its own
interests and domestic political
consideration, insists on tabling again
an anti-china draft resolution in this
session of the commission, poses
groudless allegations against china
and provokes confrontation.
out of its ,,,,,,,,

This is an act that runs counter to the

overwhelming trend of the new
century and in disregard of the
tremendous achievements of the
chinese government in promoting and
protecting human rights and chinas
sincerity about engaging in
international human rights
cooperation.
overwhelming trend

Yesterday, in his speech to the session,

the delegate of the EU also made
groudless charges against china to
provoke confrontation.
The US has been so fond of tabling
country specific resolutions, not
because it has real interest in human
rights,
 but because it wants to use human
rights as a pretext to blatantly attack
other countries political system and
politicize the issues of human rights
so as to exert political pressures upon
other countries.
It is well known that there are gross
violations of human rights in the US.
The US is notorious with its recurrent
and incurable racial and gender
descrimination, the ever-widening
divide of rich and poor, police
brutality, gun abuse, and judicial
injustice.
Whats more, the US has always been
reluctant towards international human
rights instruments.
It still refuses to ratify the instruments
widely accepted by the internaitonal
community, among others, the
convention on the rights of child and
the convention on the elimination of
all forms of descrimination against
women.
The US was also the ony western
country to vote against the declaration
on the right to development
Facts speak louder than words

While launching human rights crusade

against other countries in the world,
the US is tuning a blind eye to its own
serious human rights violations.
launching ,,,,,,,, crusade against,,,,,,

turn a blind eye to v.

This only serves to prove US

hypocricy on its so-called concern in
human rights.
The US government has adopted
double standards on the question of
dealing with evil cult.
The US levelled irresponsible
criticism against the handling of
falungong by the chinese government
 in line with law, wantontly interfering
in chinas internal affairs
In line with law/ in confromity with
/in accordance with/ according to/in
light of
In all-round manner/ in
comprehensive manner/
Numerous facts proved that falungong
deprived innocent people of their lives
and endangers the social stability.
Falungong, like the US davians, is in
every sense a evil cult
in every sense

The chinese government has banned

falongong in accrodance with law and
done everything to persuade and
educate the majority of practitioners
to bring them back to their senses and
return to normal life.
This has not only protected the
fundamental human rights of chinese
people, but is a great contribution to
the internatinonal human rights
causes.
While the US governmen used armed
force, including tanks and helicoters
to crack down on the davians, it is
making irresponsible remarks and
cofounding white and black with
respect to the banning of falungong by
the chinese goernment in consistence
with law.
in consistence with law.

The US has gone too far to provide

refuge and support to an evil cult by
allowing falungong to establish its
headquarters in the US.
This is an approach of pure double
standards
If it were not politicizing the issues
and provoking confrontations, then
what logic is the US following?
In a nutshell, the US concerns for
human rights are sham, what it realy
 practices is power politics.

The US advocacy is fake, what it realy

pursues is hegemonism.
The abuse of country specific
resolutions by the US constitutes
interference of internal affairs of other
countries, runs counter to the spirit of
the UN chapters and the purposes of
the commission, and is therefore
doomed to failure.
I am delighted to be here with you in
hongkong special adminsitrative
region on this beautiful evening
I wish to extend, on behalf of
2001 chinese government and people, my
warm welcome to all of you who
come here for the fortune global
forum 2001 sponsored by the AOL
time warner.
The theme
of this forum , next asian
generation, is of great significance,
for the development of asian bears not
only the development and prosperity
of this continent, but also the
worldwide.
20
In the course of the 20th century, we
asian people waged unyeilding
struggles to win independence, to get
rid of poverty and backwardness and
bring about development, scoring
remarkable achievements
,,,,, scoring ,,,,,,, achievements

All of this has contributed

significantly to the peace and
development of asian and world at
large
20 Tremendous changes and the rise of
asia is a great miracle that the asian
people have created and an important
landmark in the development and
progress of the world in the 20 th
century
 Currently, the world is moving deeper
into multi-polarity, the economic
globalization is developing further,
science and technology are advancing
rapidly
All of this has presented asian both we
opportunities and challenges
49 There are 49 countries and regions in
asian and most of them are developing
economies
It will facilitate their access to more
capital, expecially the direct
investment from the mutinationals,
which will speed up their economic
development and restructuring
It will encourage them to aquire and
exploit new markets and develop
foreign trade and economic
cooperation with other countries by
giving full play to their own
advantages
by giving full play to their own
advantages//make good use of their
own advantages
It will enable them to aquire the more
advanced technologies and
management expertise more quickly
so that they make better use of their
advantages as late starters and attain
technological progress by leaps and
bounds
At the same time, it must be noted that
the economic globalization is double-
edged sword.

As the unfair and
unreasonble internaitonal political and
economic order has not been changed
fundamentally yet, economic
globalization has exacerbated the
uneven development among the
developing countries and regions and
widened, in particular, the gap betwee
rich and poor and between the north
and the south.
 It has also made the develping
countries more vulnerable to the
external economic turmoil and
financial crisis.
90 As evidenced by the grave impact of
the asian financial crisis of the late
1990s on some asian countries and
regions.
It is true that there exist in asias
economic development some
problems that merit our attention
merit our attention

They include the irrationality of the

economic structure in some countries
and regions, their low-level science
and technology, in adequency in
financial system to ward off risks,
heavy dependency on the external
economies.
, ward off

The asian crisis has made

the asian countris, particularly the
hard-hit countries and regions, more
keenly aware of the urgency to
address these probems.
They are now working hard to
promote the economic growth.
30% Asia is the largest continent on earth,
60% with nearly 30% of the world land
area and 60% of the world population.
It boasts a huge potential in market
demand, and sound foundation for
development
It is als rich in natural resources and
human resources
It has time-honored history and
culture. The valleys of yellow river,
the indian river, the euphrates and the
tigris are known as the cradles of
human civilization
The diversified culture has invigorated
and stimulated its development.
More importantly, the asian people
have a strong sense of self-esteem,
 self-reliance, self-confidence and self-
improvement
This is an important driving force for
transformation and innovation
The asian people know well enough
the importance for all countries to
treat each other as equals, conduct
mutual benificial cooperation and live
with each other in peace and harmony
conduct mutual benificial cooperation

They had a strong belief that the

peaceful coexistence among
countries with different traditions,
cultures, and social systems is an
important political condition for
closer friendly relations and
cooperation
At present, the asian countries and
regions are vigorously restructuring
their economy, enhancing their
development capacities, improving the
environment for investment and trade,
and preparing themselvs against
possible financial risks.
Meanwhile, they are
deepening regional economic and
technical cooperation, with the
emphasis on scientific and
technological exchanges, human
resouces development and
infastructure construction.
They are working for a sound
development of a multi-lateral trade
regime so that they can complement
one another.
Economically, asian is the most
dynamic region in the world
Asia can surely make greater
contribution to the peace and
development of the world in the new
century as long as it gives full play to
its advantages.
Opening up to the outside world is a
major decision china has made made
to advance its modernization drive
 and also its long term basic state
policy.
Over the past twenty years and more,
an all directional opening-up pattern
has, by and large, taken shape, and the
open economy has growen rapidly.
China is seventh largest trading nation
in the world now
For eight years in a row, it has
attracted more foreign capital than any
other developing country.
It has engaged in an extensive
economic and technological
exchanges and cooperation with other
countries and regions.
This has not only given a strong
boost to chinas social and economic
development in china, but also created
favorable conditions for businesses of
other countries and regions to seek
business opportunities and conduct
cooperation in china.
In todays world, a country canhardly
develop in isolation.
The chinese government will
unswervingly implement the opening-
up policy
It will more vigorously promote the
all-directional and multi-tiered and
wide-range opening-up and take part
in the international cooperation and
competition at a greater width and
depth
China will continue to vigorously
develop its foreign trade
It will more effectively implement the
strategy of diversifying market and
expanding trade on the strength of
quality and through science and
technology, so as to increase import
and export of both goods and services.
It will stick to the policy of making
active, rational, effective use of the
foreign capital and improve its
investment climate and attract more
foreign capital
 It will explore various ways to put
foreign capital into better use, such as
merging, acquisition, investment fund
and equity investment
It will open wider to the outside
world, both sectorwise and
geographically.
sectorwise

It will phase-in the liberalization in

such service sectors as banking,
inssurance, telecom and trade and
promote the opening up of its mid-
west.
It will work hard on developing its e-
commerce, accelerate the process of
informationization, and support
enterprises in carrying out
international cooperation and
exchanges by using modern
information network technology
It will take an active part in the
multilateral trading system as well as
international and regional economic
cooperation
It will develop it bilteral and
multilateral trading ties in an all-round
manner.
trading ties

5-10 The next five to ten years is a crucial

period for chinas social and
economic development
Chinas will keep the sustained, rapid
and sound economic growth
The blueprint has been drawn for the
development of the next five year

According to the program,
continue efforts will be made to
advance the social development and
economic growth, with development
as the theme, restructuring as the key
link, opening up, reform, and
technological progress as the driving
force, higher living standards as the
 ultimat goal.

At present, china is making strategic

readjustment to its economic
restructuring and speeding up the
readjustment of industrial setup,
regional structure, urban and rural
structure and the ownership
composition.
China has given prominence to the
development of science, technology
and education
give prominence to ,

Accelerated the informationization of

national economy and the social
development, strengthened the
protection of the environment,
expedited township development and
improved its public service system.
expedited

2005 12.5 It is expected that chinas GDP will

have reached 12.5 trillion by 2005.
Chinas development will huge
business opportunities to the business
communities of other countries.
2001 2005 1.4 According to a preliminary estimate,
from 2001 to 2005, china will import
1.4 worth of equipment, technologies
and products.
According to a preliminary estimate

We welcome more overseas

investment, new investment projects
in china and long term stable
cooperation with us by the business
communities around the world
The negotiations of chinas entry to
WTO has been going on for fifteen
years
chinas tance remains the same

Following chinas entry to the WTO,

china will steadily expand its opening-
up in terms of commodity and service
 trade.

Creat a level field for a fair and

trasparant competition between china
chinese and overseas enterprises
Establish and improve the economic
trade system that is consistent with the
international practice and suits chinas
own conditions.
And provide the overseas enterprises
with more than stable acesses to the
chinese market so as to facilitate
economic and trade cooperation
between chian and other countris.
Chinas entry will instill new vitality
to the economic growth of china as
well as the people of other countries
in asia and the world.
The chinese people will benefit from
this, so will the people of other
ocuntries of the world
One country, two systems, hongkong
people administering hongkong, high
degree of autonomy and maintenance
of the long-term prosperity and
stability are the established priciples
and policies of chinese goverment
The fortune global forum 2001 in
hongkong will give you an
opportunity to see by yourselves the
new look of hongkong under the
principle of one country, two
systems, and the new hongkong that
is dynamic and thriving
Since its return, hong kong has been
comprehensively implementing the
priciple of one country, two
systems, hongkong people
administering hongkong, and high
degree of autonomy, and its basic law.
The central government has faithfully
observed the basic law, firmly
supported the chief executive and the
SAR in their work, and has never
intervened in the affairs that are under
the autonomy of HKSAR
 Facts have proved that the
HKSAR with Mr Tung kin wa as its
chief executive has the wisdom and
capabilities to cope with compicated
situations, and that hongkong people
can manage hongkong well.
Since hongkongs return to china, its
previous capitalist system and way of
life remained unchanged .
Hongkong residents enjoyed full
freedom and more democratic rights
than ever
Much to our joy, people from all
walks of life in hongkong have more
and more identified themselves with
the state and the nation
They have assumed the role as a
master of hongkong and are taking
active part in all social undertakings
of hongkong
Since its return, hongkong has has
seccessfully overcome the impact of
the asian finacial crisis and has not
taken long to obtain a growth, though
of a recovery nature.
though of a recovery nature.

This shows that it has a fairly good

economic foundation and a relatively
sound banking regime, market
mechanism and legal system.
The mainland has been and will
always be the strong backing behind a
stable and prosperous hongkong.
I believe that the mainland will enjoy
a rapid, sustained and sound
development and that hongkong will
continue to improve its economic
system
Continue to maintain and strengthen
the important role as a bridge between
the mainland and the world market.
Hongkongs economy is bound to
have a even broader prospect for its
development
 I would like to take this opportunity to
reiterate that it is a long-term basi
state policy to implement the priciples
of one country, two systems;
hongkong people administering
hongkong; high degree of autonomy
The chinese government will never
waver in or change this policy, come
what may
come what may

Peace and development are the themes

of the times.
The people around the world should
join hands in advancing the lofty
cause of peace and development of the
mankind
An peaceful environment is
indispensible for a national, regional,
even the global development
Without peace or political stablility,
there would be no economic progess
to speak of.
This has been fully proved by both the
past and the present.
In todays world, the international
situation is, on the whole, moving
towards relaxation.
on the whole,

However, the confilcts or even local

wars were triggered by variuos factors
have kept cropping up, and tesion still
remains in some areas.
crop up v.

, All this has impeded the economic

development of the countries and
regions concerned, and also adversely
affected the world economy.
All responsible
statesmen and governments must
abide by the purpose of the UN
charters and universally
acknowledged norms governing
international relations, and work for a
 universal, lasting and comprehensive
peace.
Nobody is allowed to cause tension or
armed conflicts against the interests of
the people.
There are still in this world a few
interest groups seeking gains by
creating tension here and there.
This is against the will of the majority
of the people and against the trend of
the times.
An enormous market
demand was created and economic
development promoted only when
continued efforts are made to advance
the cause of development and peace to
ensure that people around the world
live and work in peace and
contentment and focus on the
economic development and on
scientific and technological
innocations
I hope that all of us here
today will join hands with all other
peace-loving people and work for a
lasting world peace and the common
development and prosperity of all
nations and regions.
15 After 15 years of difficult
negotiations, we finally came to the
historical moment.
WTO Hereby, on behalf of the chinese
WTO government, I would like to express
my appreiciation to the WTO
ministrial conference for its adoption
of the decision on chinas accession to
the WTO
WTO And I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all the WTO
members and Mr Girade, the chiarman
of the working party on china, for
your suuport for chinas accession
over the years.
15 And my gratitude also goes to Mr.
Mike Moore, the director-general of
WTO, to the former director-generals
 of the GATT and WTO, Mr. Dunkel,
Mr Sutherland and Ruggeiro who
have given their suport and assistance
in the past 15 years.
WTO Chinas accession to the WTO and
full participation in the multilateral
traing system are the strategic
decisions made by chinese leaders
under the acclerated economic
globalization.
WTO China has made longstanding and
unremitting efforts for resuming its
GATT contracting party status and for
acceding to the WTO, which fully
demonstrates its resolve and
confidence to further deepen its
reform and open to the outside world.
Accession to the WTO is not only in
the interests of china, but in the
interests of all the WTO members and
conducive to the development of the
multilateral trading system.
The Doha trade round is dying of
apathy. Only geroge bush can save it.
The worlds trade minister gathered in
geneva last week for what was billed
as a final attempt to salvage the Doha
round of global trade talks.
That those efforts got nowhere is
depressing.
But the really bad news is that no one
seemed to care.
90 The indian trade minister, turned up
90 minutes later, because he thought it
more important to watch germany
beat agentina in the world cup
Rather than haggle through the night,
as negotiators are wont to do, the
ministers took it easy and went home
early.
The negotiators promised to keep
talking----but did not bother to set a
date for further discussion.
All this failed to excite the financial
press.
 It is bad enough when trade talks
break up in acrimony; how much
worse that the geneva gathering
petered out amid complacency and
apathy.
Time for penalty shoot-out

Todays malaise has two possible

exlanations.
---- Either authors of any deal----
america, european unions and new
emerging economies have concluded
that it does not matter if doha fails; or
they see no need to reach an
agreement quickly.
Just as earlier global trade
negotiations, such as the tokyo and
uruguay rounds, dragged on for years
so todays negotiators might believe
that the Doha can simply be put on
hold; Something will emerge
eventually.
Both lines of argument are flawed.

, The stakes go far beyond the

narrow gains in this round for trade in
farm goods lower industrial tarrifs and
more open markets for
services(through those are not sniffed
at)
If the Doha

It will inevitablly extert wide and far-

reaching impact on chinas economy
and the world economy in the new
centrury
After its accession, china will, based
on its duties and rights, honor its
commitments while enjoying it


China will, as always,
value and strengthen equal and mutual
benefitial economic and trade
relations, play an active and
costructive role in the multilateral
 trading system and make its positive
contribution to the progress of the
world economy and trade together
with other WTO members.
1986 China first participated in the Uraguy
round negotiations in 1986 and
witnessed the historical
transformation of the multilateral
trading system from GATT to WTO

Meanwhile, chinas negotiations for
accession to the multilateral trading
system over the past fifteen years has
been an integral part of the process of
its opening up and reform from the
beginning the end.
3 We have drawn the following three
basic conclusions from our own
experiences.
First, only by participating in the
multilateral trading system with a
positive stance, can various countries
of the world better share the benefits
of economic globalization


Second, in the course of economic
globalization, only by establising the
economic and trade regime in line
with the international practices and
the specific situation can they avoid
their disadvantages and fully play out
their advantages, and therefor
effectively safeguard their respective
economic security in the process of
opening-up to the outside world.

Third, only by constantly adapting
itself to the changes and development
of the world economy and by fully
reflecting the interests and
reqirements of all parties including the
developing countries can the
multilateral system maintain its vigor
and vitality.
 The road from seattle to Doha is by no
means easy, which generated profound
thoughts and enlightenment.
The seattle conference two years ago
failed to launch a new round of
multilateral trade negotiation
We believe that in face of the
rapide development of economic
globalization today, we should follow
the development of the situation,
jointly formulate the relevant rules
through consultation on an equal
footing among the member countries ,
consultation on an equal footing

And carry out the coodination and

management over the ever widening
and complicated international
economic and trade activities
Therefore, we need to face up to
the obvious defects of the existing
multilateral trading system so as to
reflect the interests and demand of the
developing countries in a more
adequate fashion.
in a more adequate fashion.

face up to

We need to invite all members to

fomulate the international economic
and trade rules for the new century
through equal participation and
consultation,
so as to enable developing countries to
share the opportunities and benefits
brought by economic globalization
and to avoid the further widening of
the gap between rich and poor and
protect some countries against being
marginalized
Chian supports the launch of a new
round of multilateral trading system
talks on the basis of full consideration
of the interests and reasonable
requirements of developing countries
 China believes that the new round of
talkes should be condusive,
first, to the establishment of a fair, just
and reasonable new international
economic order.
Second, to the development of the
world economy and trade and
investment facilitation
Third, to the balance of interests
between the developed countries and
developing countries
We believe that to
achieve the above goals, we need to
ensure that in the new round, full
consideration be given to the
development level of relevant
industries of developing countries and
special treatment be rendered to the
extent and speed of their opening
Pragmatic and effective measures be
adopted to guarantee the
implementation of the Uruguay round
agreement
All-round and effective participation
of developing members be
guraranteed
Identification of topics and
negotiations be based on consultation
on an equal footing
And a balanced and package approach
be taken to ensure that the results
reflect the an overall balance of the
interests of various parties.
The new centruy if full of challenges
and opportunities
Lets work together to meet these
challenges, and to strengthen
consolidate the multilateral trading
system, and make continued
contributions to the development and
stability of the world economy and
trade.
In conclusion, please allow me, on
WTO behalf of the chinese government,
express our appreciation to the Qatari
government for its hard work for the
 fourth ministerial conference of the
WTO.
Statement by Vice-foreign minister at
the conference of dialogue among the
asian civilizations.


At the time when manking
has ust entered the new mellinium and
the new centruy, it is of important
historical and immediate significance
to get together in Tehran to review the
long history of asian civilizations,
envisage the the future development
of all the asian countries and expound
our views on asias contributions to
world peace and progress.
envisage

I wish to begin, on behalf of the

chinese government, by paying tribute
to the president of the Islamic republic
of Iran, who initiated the dialogue
among civilizations.
I also wish to express my thanks to the
government of Iran for hosting the
conference of dialogue of asian
civilizations.
This year is the United nations year of
dialogue among civilizations.
I believe with the concerted efforts of
us all, the conference will be a
complete suscess and contribute
significantly promoting exchanges
and dialogue among different
civilizations in the world.
Civilizations are the fruit of human
progress, mankind fostered, enriched,
and developed different kinds of
civilizations in the long course of
history.
in the long course of history.

From the primitive barbarism to the

the agro-farming, from the industrial
age to the information society,
 mankind has gone through countless
hardships.
The massive
material wealth and splendid
civilizations created by mankind
constitutes a magnificent scenary of
civilizations in the course of the social
development and resounding and
profound musical of civilizations.
Aisa boasts many ancient civilizations

With their long and brilliant history,

asia civilizations are flimmering like
beautiful flowers in the garden of the
world civilizations
The traces of their influences on the
world are still distinct. The numerals
beginning with zero invented by
ancient india are still widely used
throughout the world today.
distinct

The campass invented by china is still

guiding the modern aviation and
navigation activities.
Religions and phylophies fostered on
the asian continent are still on the lips
of the people, giving them inspirations
to promote the steady social progress
In this regard, the unique persian
civilization has attracted worldwide
attention.
The famous silk road is not only a
bridge for the exchange of
civilizations between east asia and
west asia, but also a major channel for
the interflow of asia and other
civilizations
Which played a unique role in the
integration, exhanges and
development of the world civilizations
unique

The great contributions of asian

civilizations to the development of the
world civilizations is the glory and
 pride of the whole of asia.

As one of the oldest birth places of

human civilizations, china has one of
the most ancient civilization in the
world.
China has made remarkable
achievements on agro-farming, well-
digging, cannel-building, smelting,
astronomy, medicin and other fields.
Ideas
advocated by chinese ancient
phylosophers, the wise and able, such
as all men under heaven are
brothers, harmony is the most
precious, the ocean accomodates all
rivers on earth
For several thousand years, people of
all ethnic groups in china have been
fostering and constantly fostering their
own civilizations.
With its repledent culture, arts and
scientific and technological
achievements, chinese nation stands
rock firm in the family of nations.
the family of nations.

The ever-lasting development of
the asian and chinese civilization have
revealed to us, the dialogue,
integration and exchanges among
different civilizations, as the natural
trand of the historical development,
are the requisites for self-
improvements and continued
development of civilizations.
Today, the international situation is
undergoing a profound change
The world is moving further towards
multipolarization and economic
globlization.
Peace and development remain the
two major themes of human society.
Safeguarding the world peace, seeking
the social stability and promoting
 common development have become
the common aspiration and demand of
the people of all countries.
I believe that in the present
international situation, it is of major
immediate significance to promote the
dialogue among different civilizations.
First, the dialogue among different
civilizations helps increase the mutual
understanding and harmonious co-
existence
As the civilizations of the world are
colorful, it is normal for them to have
differences, despite the fact that such
differences led to numerous tragedies
of wars, big or small, in history.
In
this connection, vigorous promotiong
of dialogeu among different
civilizations for a proper settlement of
disputes and diffrerences through
peaceful means will help peoples with
differet civilizations eliminate feuds to
bring about reconciliation, mutual
repect and harmonious co-existence.
This will eventuallu help different
countries establish a relationship of
peace, mutual benefit, mutual trust
and cooperation, and promote the
lasting peace and stability of the
world.
Second, dislogue among civilizations
will help carry forward the essence of
the human civilizations and promote
the steady progress of the whole
society.
The world civilization is the common
wealth of the mankind. They are the
cultrual resouces and foundation for
manking to forge ahead, and the
driving force of social development
and human progress.
They are invaluable to us.

The rapid development of scientific

and technological development has
 provided us with a good opportunity
to protect, develop and enrich the
world civilizations.
The use of advanced modern means to
dissminate the progressive and
scientific elements in human
civilizations will help realize the
common progress and prosperity.
Third, dialogue among civilizations
helpf promote the establishment of a
fair, reasonable international order and
safeguard the legitimate rights and
interests of the countries in the world.
With the further development of the
world multi-polarization, it is of vital
importance to promote the principles
of democracy and equality in the
international affairs.
All countries, large or small, rich or
poor, strong or weak, are equal
members in the international
community.
With the dialogue among civilizations,
civilizations of all countries will shine
with extraodinary splendor in the
process of the world multi-
polarization.
, Fourth, dialogue civilizations helps
promote the world diversity and
enables mankind share the
achievements of civilizations.
Economic globalizations has provided
the mankind with unpredented
opportunities .
However, globalizations should not
proceed at the cost of interests of
some countries for the sake of some
others.
It is essential to avoid imposing ones
social and economic system, mode of
development and values on other
countries in the process of
globalization.
This process should bring about an
all-win situation in which the mankind
can benefit from the achievements of
 different civilizations.

We are now in a new centruy, facing

both challenges and opportuniteis
I wish to share with you my views on
how to further conduct the dialogue
among civilizations
First, it is essential to uphold the
world diversity and respect the
diversity of civilization
200 2500 There over 2500 ethnic communities
of different religious background
living in nearly 200 countries on the
earth.
The world is colorful, as a chinese
says it is the law of nature that
objects are different
Diversity of civilizations is the source
of human evolution
Denying such a diversity runs counter
to the law of nature and the trend of
history and will create a stumbling
block for the development of
civilization, which should be
removed.
stumbling block n.,

Second, it is essential t adhere the

principle of equality among
civiliations.
While civilizations of in the world
differ from one another in their length
of history, none of them is superior to
any other.
All civilizations are equal.

All countries and peoples have made

their contributions to the development
of the huamn civilizations and should
be respected as equals.
Equality and mutual respect are the
basis of the dialogue among
civilizations and the prerequisite for
exchange and integration of human
civilization.
 Advocacy for superiority of certain
civilizations is not condusive to the
dialogue among civilizations, and will
give rise to clashes of civilizations,
and possibly fallback of huaman
civilizations.
give rise to

Third, it is essential to advocate

mutual learning and integration
among civilizations.
All civilizations have their own
features in the long course of
development.
Only by discarding the dross and
assimilating the essence, fostering
strengths to make up for weaknesses
mutual learning will it be possible to
promote common development and
progress.
In this connection, I would like to
emphasize that the civilized society of
todays world should reject firmly the
cult of any form.
Fourth, it is essential to adhere to the
civilized way of handling the
international affairs and safeguard the
fundamental interests of all the
countries, in particular, the developing
countries.
The dialogue among civilizations
should, in the end, help promote the
establishment of a new international
political and economic order on the
basis of the UN charter and the five
principles of peaceful co-existence
While conducting dialogue among
civilizations, every country should
observe these important principles and
address international and regional
affairs jointly through consultation on
an equal footing.
The address to the opening ceremony
of the 5th china international folk
festival.
 In this golden season of autumn, we
are very pleased to witness the
opening of the 5th china international
folk festival by the lovely west lake.
I
would like to extend my warm
welcome to all the artists, comrades
and friends from all over the world
and congratulations on the successful
holding of this great event.
Folk arts are crystallization of human
wisdom and experience which reflect
the tastes and sentiments, social
suctoms and mental outlook of the
working people all over the world.
It is the treasure of national cultures
and the cornerstone of human artist
civilizations.
This international festival has
provided a new opportunity as well as
a very good stage for artists from
around the world to demonstrate their
artist works and friendly exchanges .
These performances, shows and
exchanges will undoubtedly deepen
the friendsip between the peoples
from all over the world and contribute
to world peace and human progress.
The festival itself wont last long, but
the friendship forged during the
festival will live forever.
Im sure, during your stay in
hangzhou, you will get a first-hand
experience of the world-famous
hospitality and friendship of the
chinese people as well as the great
vatality, tremendous changes and
beautiful landscape.
I wish the 5th china internatinal folk
culture a great success, and I wish you
good health and a pleasant stay in
hangzhou . thank you.
Reforms of china medical care system
in cities and towns
Recently, the general office of the
state council has transmitted the
 guiding opinion on the health system
reform in cities and towns prepared by
the system reform office of the state
council and other departments.
The health system reform in cities and
towns is being carried out in the
context of the chinese situation, in line
with the principles of the socialist
market economy and in combination
of the health inssurance system.
It is aimed at building up, within two
to three years, a basic system for
medical and health care management
and service in cities and towns.
The objectives of reform are: breaking
the monopoly, encouraging the
mechanism of competitiveness in the
health areaand improving the quality
and efficiency of medical service:
Promoting the healthy development o
medical and health care through
reorentation, reorganization and
regrouping.
Curbing the rapid increase of the costs
for medical and health care and
lightening the social burden so as to
ensure the general public to enjoy
quality medical and health care
service and dr ug supply at reasonable
prices.
Over the decades, chinas health care
has witnessed great success, and the
general situation is good.
However, we must realize that the
current medical and health care
system is no longer in line with the
requirements and development of the
situation and hampers the reform of
medical inssurance system for
workers.
The existing problems are mainly as
follows:
1 The unreasonable distribution and
structure of the health resources.
Medical rsources in china are
concentrated in larege hospitals,
 which has resulted the serious lack of
health care resources for grassroots
services.
2 Low utilization of medical resources,
improper distribution of medical and
health care resources has results in the
low utilisation and high costs of
operation.
Furthermore, the rapid increase of in
medical costs has doubtedlessly
restrained the demand for medical
services
Statistics shows that in hospitals
throughout the country, the average
rate of outpatients visits and in-patient
cares per doctor, as well as the bed
utilisation ratio are all on the decline.
3 1989 1997 3 excessive increase in medical care
27 773.7 28 costs. From 1989 to 1997, the medical
expediture for the workers and
employees throughout the country
spiraled from 2.7 billion to 77.37
billion, an increase of 28 times
For hospitals, the drug income
7080% amounted to more than half of the
gross income, and in a few medium-
and small-sized hospitals it ran as high
as as 70%-80%.
The high-speed increase in medical
costs brought heavy pressure ad
burdens to both employees and
employers.
4 4 poor management and
operation in public medical
institutions. Currently, most public
hospitals are not yet corporate legal
persons with self-controlling and self-
stimulating mechanism.
They lack the initiative and
consciousness to make timely
adjustment to their operations in
accordance with market and social
demands, and the urge to provide
quality service and participate in
competition.
 Some medical institutions are
overstaffed and operating under low
efficiency. Their medical and nursing
staff are not sufficiently quqlified and
their management lags behind.
Insufficient drug supervision and
administration . drug manufacturers
are operating at a low standard and
their structure is not reasonable.
6000 16000 China has 6000 drug manufacturing
120000 enterprises, 16,000 wholesale ones
and 120,000 retail ones.
The difference in management and
quality of products in these enterprises
results in market chaos and disordered
competition.
This has resulted in bubble prices and
high commissions in drug promotion,
which has directly contributed to the
rapid increase of drug costs.
Furthermore, incidents of counterfeit
and low-quality drugs occur from time
to time. There is an urgent need to
strengthen the drug monitoring and
intensify the legislation and its
implementation.
There is an urgent need to

Promotion of the health system reform

is urgently needed in face of the rapid
developments in china so as to ensure
the rights and interests of wide
population.
Reform of the urban health care
system contains mainly the following
points:
Relevant governmental departments
should change their functions so as to
strengthen the parmaceutical and
health sector.
First health adinistrations should
regulate instead of getting directly
involved in hospital operations.
Legal, administrative and economic
measures should be introduced to
regulate the health industry.
 Second, classified regulations should
be carried out for medical institutions,
social sectors should be encouraged to
run medical medical institutions to
promote fair competition among
medical institutions for quality and
efficiency.
Medical institutions should be
classified into profitable ones and
unprofitable ones. Unprofitable one
will occupy a predominant position in
the medical service system.
They will enjoy preferential tax
breaks and will have to follow the
guiding prices of the government in
their medical service.
tax breaks

They will run their businesses

according to the law and pay taxes as
required by relevant regulations.
Third, regulation and control of health
care resources should be strengthened
and the layout of medical resources
adjusted
layout

health care resources/ medical resources /

Hospitals with prolonged insufficient

volume of service will be subject to
restructuring, including
transformation, scale reduction,
closedown and merger with other
institutions.
Establishment of medical groups will
be encouraged.
Finally, prevention and health care
should be further strengthened.
A comprehensive system for disease
prevention and health care should be
established so as to give guidance for
public health, disease control and
preventive care, as well as to provide
technical advice and to investigagte
the public health incidents.
 The public health institutions should
accelerate their reform so as to meet
the needs of the society and the whole
population
First, the decision-making power of
the public health institutions should be
enlarged.
Second, hospital directors should be
appointed mainly on the basis of open
competition and competative seletion.
A term-target responsibility system
should be introduced for directors .
open competition/ competative seletion ,

Thirdly, technical norms and serive

standards should be implemented and
medical practice standardized so as to
ensure the quality of medical service.
Fourthly, financial management must
be stregthened and marketization of
logistic services promoted in medical
institutions.
Fifthly, the reform of personnel and
income distribution system should be
intensified. Post description and
requirements should be made public,
two-way selection adopted,
and competion among employees
encouraged with income related to
their skills, service and contributions.
The policy of separate accounting and
management for medical and
parmaceutical income should be
gradually standardized.
First, the direct economic relations
between the medical institutions and
the drug distributors will be
disconneted.
A financial subsidy scheme will be
adopted and the prices of medical
serivces adjusted, the pharmacies of
the outpatient department will be
transformed into drug stores that will
have their independent accounting and
pay taxes as required.
 In every area a few hospitals will be
selected for experiments of
substituting the pharmacies of
outpatient department for drug stores.
Before this measure
of reform is implemented, hospital
drug incomes and expenditures will be
managed separately, namely the
balance of payment surplus from drug
selling will be turned over to the
health administration and kept in a
special account for reasonable return.
Except the drugs for daily and
emergency use approved by the
provincial health departments and
drug supervising authority,
community health organization,
private clinics and outpatient
department are not allowed to engage
in drug distribution.
Second, in accordance with the
requirements of the public and
classified financial system, a financial
subsidy scheme is to be adopted for
the health and medical institutions.
Distinguished guests, friends from the
media, ladies and gentlemen
It is my great pleasure to have all of
you with us here today.
2001 On behalf of the sponsors and
supporters of the chinas education
Expo 2001, Id like to extend my
warm welcome to all of you and
express my appreciation to you for
your presence here
The china education association for
international exchange is a nationwide
nongovernmental organization
commited to the international
exchanges and cooperation in the field
of education
1981 31 160
11 89 40 Since its founding in 1981, the
association has established 31
provincial chapters, 11 municipal
branches and 89 institutional member
 associations, and has also forged long-
term working relationship with over
160 educational organizations in more
that 40 countries and regions.
20 With its strong commitment to the
field of international education, the
CEAIE has made positive
contributions to chinas educational
development over the past 20 years.
20 The first year of the new millenium
witnesses the 20th anniversary of the
founding of the CEAIE.
2001 10 16 22 With the endorsement of the ministry
of education(MOE), the CEAIE will
hold its first annual conference from
october 16th to 22nd in beijing.
During the conference, we are going
to launch a series of functions, which
will include the 1st annual conference
of the CEAIE,
20 A ceremony marking the 20th
2001 anniversary of the founding of the
CEAIE, the 2nd international forum on
education and china education expo
2001.
211
During the exhibition, the
211 CEAIE will, in collaboration with
MOE 211 project office, the china
higher education society and china
adults education association, organize
the MOE 211 project KDA exhibition
and the international education
cooperation workshop.
20 The first CEAIE conference will start
with the ceremony celebrating the 20th
anniversary of the founding of the
CEAIE.
1000 More than
1000 educators from all over china
will gather together in beijing to
exhibit the remarkable achievements
china has scored in its international
educationa exchange and cooperation
since the introduction of its opening
up and reform policy
 They will also take this opportunity to
communicate with their overseas
counterparts to explore the possiblities
of future educational exchanges and
cooperation
The theme of this conference is new
millenium, new education, new
communication and new cooperation
It is hoped that chinas education will
be able to integrate with international
community soon.
We can say this is a grand meeting
point for the educators all over the
world, and we hope you will be one of
them.
Finally, on behalf of the CEAIE, Id
like to invite all the ambassies in
beijing and the edcuational institutions
back at your country to participate at
and visit the event
Your participation will contribute a lot
to our future cooperation.
I wish this forthcoming event a great
success.
211 211 A welcoming address by an official of
211 project office on the 211 project
KDA exhibition.
211 The 211 project is a stratigic cross-
century project cormulated by chinese
government for the implementation of
strategy of invigorating the country
through science ,technology and
education
211 21

The overal objectives of the 211
project, which is oriented towards the
21st century to meet the requirements
of chinas economic and social
development, scientific and
technoligical progress, are to choose,
under the unitary planning of the state,
some outstanding institutions of
higher learning and key disciplinary
areas that are well established and are
of vital importance to the
 development of certain industries or
particular regions,

To
have them improved in their quality of
education, scientific research,
management and institutional
efficiency through several years
efforts, and to help them become the
bases for training high-level creative
professional manpower and finding
solutions to major problems
concerning chinas economic and
social development as well as
scientific and technological progress.
With the full support of the CPC
211 central committee and the state
council, and with the joint efforts of
educational administrations at various
levels and relevant institutions of
higher learning, the 211 project has
scored remarkable achievements.
at various levels

institutions of higher learning

211 The implementation of the 211 project

has accelerated the reform of the
management system of institutions of
higher learning, promoted the central
and regional cooperation, and brought
profound changes to the concept of
institutional operation
It has also made breakthroughs in the
guiding priciples and mode of
disciplinary development, improved
the envrionment for high-level
creative personnel, and upgraded the
facilities for scientific and
technological research.
high-level creative personnel,

the concept of institutional operation

It has enhanced scientific and research

capabilities, consolidated the
 contingent of teaching staff, and
improved infrastructure/
contingent of teaching staff

All this shows that the key institutions

of higher learning and key
disciplinary areas have been further
dimproved in the aspects of
educational quality, scientific
reasearch, management and
institutional efficiency.
educational quality, scientific
reasearch, management and
institutional efficiency.
Initial bases have been established for
training high-level prfessional
personnel and solving major problems
in the countrys and social
development.
21 And the foundation has been laid for
setting up the worldwide first-class
institutions of higher learning and first
class desciplines in china in the 21st
century.
211 The 211 project, as one
of the key projects of the 9th five-year
plan period, is the only education
project as well as the biggest direct
investment china has made in its
higher education since 1949.
180 Total investment for the project and its
coordinated ones during the 9th five-
year plan period amounted to more
than 18 billion RMB.
This has played a positive role in
boosting chinas higher education
development and improving the
quality of higher education, scientific
research, management and
institutional effeciency.

It has also contributed to
the integration of chinas higher
education into the economic and
social development, the speed-up of
chinas economic development, the
 promotion of scientific progress and
cultural development, and the
strengthening of the comprehensive
power and internaitonal
competitiveness of our country.
211 All the facts have proven that the
party and the state council made a
correct descision by initiating the 211
project.
211 2001 In order to fully display the
211 achievements of the 211 project, we
will hold the 211 project KDA
exhibition in conjunction with china
education expo 2001.
in conjunction with

211 It has been approved by the MOE, and

will be coorganized by the 211 project
office and the china education
association for international exchange.
211

We will invite some
universities on the list of 211 project
to participated in this exhibition with
their achievements in high-level
personnel training and in-depth
scientific research, especially with
their remarkable results in such high-
tech areas as information science, life
science and the study of new
materials.
in-depth adj.,

in conjunction with adv....

On behalf of the organizers, Id like to

invite the relevant universities to bring
their achievementsto the exhibition .
At the same time, I hope all embassies
in beijing and the overseas institutions
will get involved in the event actively
and make joint efforts to promote the
high-level exchange and cooperation
2001 Finally, I wish the china education
expo 2001 and the MOE KDA
 exhibition a great success.

Thirdly, a general control of the total

income of medical institutions should
be conducted, and structure adjusted.
In the context of the total income, the
medical costs, financial subsidies and
drug income should be considered in a
comprehensive way.
The unreasonablly low prices should
be adjusted to realize the value of the
techinical work performed by the
medical personnel.
A reasonabl number of patients should
be diverted to the smaller hopitals and
community health centers.
In the adjustment of medical serives
prices, the special features of
community health service should be
given due consideration so as to
stimulate the development of
community health service, traditional
chinese medicine and traditional
medicine of ethnic minorities.
Four, the current drug manufacture
and trade order should be reorganized
to push the reform of
Firstly, supervision and control over
law implementation for
pharmaceuticals will be strengthened
in order to establish a strict control
system for the whole process of drug
development, manufature, trade and
use.
Secondly, enterprises angaged in drug
GMPGSP manufacture and trade should be
regulated by the good manufacturing
practice and the good selling practice
The set standards must be reached
within a specific tiem, otherwise the
production and trade will be
discontinued.
Thirdly, pilot projects will be
launched for mass purchasing of drugs
through public bidding so asto reduce
the number of intermediate links and
 facilitate a fair, open and equitable
drug trade.
The cost reduction achieved in this
way will benefit patients and society
in burden aleviation,
Furthermore, price regulation will be
strengthened in drug retails.
Set prices or government-guiding
prices will be introduced for
pharmaceuticals covered by the basic
medical insurance system, as well as
drugs for preventive use, essential
drugs for children and special
monopoly drugs.
Unified retail prices across the
country will be worked out when
feasible.
The prices of other pharmaceuticals
will be decided by the manufacturers
according to state pricing provisions,
ad regulated by the market
Finally, efforts will be made to print
the retail prices on drug packages to
raise transparency and to facilitate the
self-protection of consumers.
china position and policies of Evil
cults
2001 2 17 At
the press conference of the
information office of the state council
held on february 17, 2001, Liu Jing,
the head of the office of the state
council for the prevention and
handling of Evil cults, elaborated on
the position and policies of the
chinese government on evil cults.
1 23 On january 23, 2001, some falungong
addicts set themselves on fire at the
tinanmen square.
2 16 On february 16, another similar
incident took place once again in
beijing.
These incidents have shocked people
and have aroused their indignation
These deaths are new crimes
committed by Li hongzhi and his evil
 cult falun gong.

They have revealed again the nature

of falun gong as an evil cult and made
more people realize the damage an
evil cult may cause.
4 I can understand that everyone is
concerned about the conditions of the
4 people severely burnt in the incident
of self-immolation at tianan men
square.
4 I am now ready to address your
concerns, because of the great severity
of the burns, the 4 patients are still in
critical conditions and are not yet out
of danger.
The doctors are giving them
emergency treatment, taking special
care of the surface of their wounds
and increasing their nutrition so as to
prevent the complications.
Falun gong is an evil cult that has
developed in some regions of china in
recent years
Li hongzhi, the cult head, who
advocates the coming of doomsday
with his fabricated heresies, has
created terror atmosphere and gone all
out for personality cult of himself so
as to exercise spiritual control over his
followers.
Amass money for himself, and destroy
lives.
The falun gong organization claims, in
blatant contempt and violation of the
law, that falun dafa is above
everything
1996 Since 1996, there have been over 300
300 case in which falun gong practitioners
besiege the news agency, schools,
scientific research institutions and
individuals who have expressed
diffrerent views from theirs.
This has seriously disrupted the public
order and violated humang rights
 Enticing them to take the final step, li
hongzhi instigates and pushes the
practitioners to give up their faith in
life and the care for life so as to
achieve the real completion.
1999 7 22 Before chinese
136 government banned Falun gong on
July 22, 1999, more than 136
practitioners have given up the care
for life and commited suicide at the
instigation of li hongzhis heresies of
going to the heaven and achieving real
completion.
103 After the organization was banned,
another 103 persons commited suicide
as a result of lihongzhis heresies.
239 Altogether, 239 practitioners killed
themselves to enter the heaven
Falun ong has destroyed thousands of
families and bereft them of harmony
and happiness
And led a large number of obsessive
practitioners to death for rejectin
treatment or medicine, even maiming
themselves, commiting suiced or
killing other people, their kith and kin
and even people with whom they have
no relationship whatsoever.
Incomplete statistics, falun gong has
1660 killed 1660 practitioners or innocent
people. The nature of falun gong has
been fully exposed.
At the request of the general public,
chinese government banned Falun
gong in order to maintain the social
stability and safeguard the
fundamental human rights and
freedoms.
The chinese government has taken the
action on the basis of law and in full
compliance with legal procedures
in full compliance with

Our policy on this issue is to unite,

educate and redeem the overwhelming
majority of the those who have been
 decieved into practicing falun gong
and punish a tiny minority of law-
breaking elements.
We dont discriminate or exclude
those ordinary practitioners who do
not know the true nature of falun gong
cult.
On the contrary, we have everything
possible, and pateintly, in orader to
help them to get rid of the shackles
from the cult and return to normal life.
A tiny number of falun gong
practitioner have been punished
because they have engaged in criminal
activitesin violation of law
At present, cults have been a public
hazard in the world
Any responsible government is duty-
bound to combat cults in accordance
with law.
However, certain forces have applied
double standards and made
irresponsible commnents and wanton
accusations against the way the
chinese government has handled falun
gong.
made irresponsible commnents

No doubt, they have done so with

ulterior motives.
It is futile for anyone to disrupt other
countries by supporting, conniving
and capitalizing on cults.
Prevention and dealing with cults is a
very complicated issue which involves
many agencies and departments.
The chinese government has
established the office of the state
council for prevention and handling of
the cults
Its primary mandate is to coordinate
the efforts of different departments in
preventing and handling cults,
conduct investigation and research,
increas exchanges and cooperation
with anti-cult organization and
 institutions of other countries,
safeguard the fundamental human
rights, and protect citizens from the
harm of cults.
13 On behalf of my country and of
the chinese people nurturing fervent
hopes about this session, we have the
honor, for the second time, of
presenting beijings bid for the
olympic games
fervent

2000 8 Eight years have gone by since our

first bid for the olympic games in
2000.
During this period, our country has
made tremendous strides on the road
to modernization and social progress.
As the evaluation commission has
indicated, beijing has the capacity to
organize an excellent oylmpic games
which will hand down a unique
heritage for china and sport.
To my right, the beijing delegation
will present to you our bid.
But first, let me introduce to you the
vice-premier Li lanqing. He is one of
chinas top leaders and a great friend
of the olimpic movement.
2008 On behalf of the chinese government,
I wish to reaffirm that our government
stands firmly behind beijing in its bid
for olympic games.
The chinese government respects and
appretiates the conclusion reached by
the IOC Evaluation commission
We have worked out a plan
accordingly to ensure an excellent
olympic games.
The chinese government will honor
each and every commitment it has
made in beijing candidatures file and
will do everything to assist beijing to
fulfill its promises.
China embraces the olympic spirit and
has always been a staunch supporter
 behind the IOC initiatives.

50 Over the past five decades, thanks to,

35 70 among other things, the nation wide
fitness for all sports campaign, our
peoples life expectancy has increased
from 35 years to 75.
Our athletes have been doing well in
the sports events organized by the
IOC.
To further promote the olympic spirit,
china has also helped other
developing countries with their
facilities.
36 For instance, we have helped them
build 36 stadiums. And we will
continue to do so in the future.

Ladies and gentlemen, Id
like to take this opportunity to pledge
to you that if there is surplus in the
game revenue, we will use it to set up
an olympic friendship and cooperation
fundfor financing sports undertakings
in developing countries.
If there is a deficit, it will be covered
by the chinese government.
20 China has been one of the fastest
economies in the world over the past
20 years since the reform and
opening-up
It has enjoyed continued political
stability, social progress and economic
prosperity.
An olympic
games in beijing will not only serve
the interests of the chinese people, but
also promote the olympic spirit and
contribute to the peace and friendship,
stability and development in the
world.
Many people in the world had a dream
that one day they could come to china
and visit beijing,
My countrymen, for their part shared
a strong desire to stage an excellent
 olympic games in beijing, which, as
they see it, is a great contribution to
the olympic movement.
I therefore hope, from the bottom of
my heart, that you, distinguished IOC
members, will help them realize their
long-cherished aspirations
New beijing, great
olympics reflects our desire to host a
great olympic games in the new
centutry in a city with both ancient
culture and modern charm.
3 Our three bid themes are: green
olympics, hi-tech olympics and
peoples olympics.
4 Our goal is to spread the olympic
ideals among our people, especially
400 million young people.
95% 2008 Over 95% of our population supports
the bidbecause they believe that
hosting the 2008 olympic will help
raise their quality life.
50 Over a half million people have
volunteered to assist in any project
and all olympic projects.
Our citizens, old or young, are
actively learning english to welcome
you with familiar and friendly voice.
As you noticed, I am learning english
now.
1998 120 10 In 1998, we began a 10-year program
of 12 billion dollars investment to
improve the environment.
We will use the most advanced and
reliable technology for all olympic
projects.
Beijing has full power to comply with
all the obligations of the Host city
contract and meet all of the needs of
the olympic family.
We are committed to meet each of the
challenges cited in the Evaluation
commission report.
I want to say that the beijing olynpic
games will have the following special
features:
 They will promote our economic and
social progress, and will benefit the
further development of our human
rights cause;
They will promote the exchange of
rich chinese culture and other cultures
They will mark a major step forward
in spreading of olympic ideals.
2008 Ladies and gentlemen, I am very
confident that Beijing will organized
an excellent games and the beijing
games will also leave a unique legacy
to china and to sports.
Lets share the unique legacy together.

40 13 I have been involved in sports for ove

8 17 40 years, as a player of national
volleyball team for 13 years, as a
national head team coach for 8 years
and working in the chinese olympic
committee for 17 years.
I have personally
experienced the deep passion of he
chinese people and our government
leaders towards sports, towards
sportsmanship, and towards olympic
ideals.
I cant remember on how many
occasions I was moved and touched.

2008 2008
Today, I
represent the chinese olympic
committee, and various chinese
nationa sports federations, to make a
pledge: if you choose Beijing as the
venue for the 2008 games, we will
fully support, assist, monitor and work
together with the Beijing organizing
committee to ensure the delivery of
one of the most successful olympics in
the history of the games.
We will continue to firmly carry out
all the IOC anti-doping decisions and
do all that we can to safeguard the
purity of the sport.
 We will work with the IOC, NOCs,
Ifs, sponsors, and friends from the
media to establish an open and
effective working relationship.
We will gather knowledge from
around the world and invite experts to
Beijing to give us advice and guidance
in our work.
I am Dengyaping, four-time olympic
gold medallist in table tennis.
Standing with me is my friend
Yangling, two-time olympic gold
medallist in shooting.
4 Today, we are here representing
chinas athletes and 400 million
young chinese.
20 We know that the olympic games have
been held in more than 20 cities
around the world.
Our athletes have enjoyed the
welcome of the people in many
olympic cities.
We experienced this ourselves as
members of chinese team in
Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney.
We dreamed that one day the olympic
games come to Beijing and we have
the chance to repay the worlds
hospitality.
Let me share with you and my friend
Yanglin an experience I had when I
joined the torch relay in Sydney.
People were laughing and cheering
with great joy.
A boy came up to me. His eyes lit up
when he touched the torch.
I felt that moment his life was
changed.
4 How wonderful it would be if the
olympic flame comes to china and
lights the hearts of 400 million
chinese young people.

Beijing will be great for the
athletes. They will have great venues,
a great village, a new and unique
 cultual experience---and more fans
than you can imagine.
Now we are asking you to give us the
chance to personally experience a
great olympics.
This games will be a milestone in
olypic history and in the history of
china.
These are exciting times, Id like to
have my friend to share this
excitement with you.
Before I imtroduce to you our cultural
2008 programs, Id like to tell you one thing
first about 2008. you will have a great
time in Beijing.
China has its own sport legends.

11 Back to Song Dynasty, about the 11 th

centruy, people started to play a game
called Cuju, which is regarded as the
origine of ancient foot ball.
The game was very popular and
women were also participating.
Now you will understand why out
women football team is so good today.
There are a lot more
3000 wonderful and exciting things waiting
for you in New Beijing, a dynamic
modern metropolis with 3000 years of
cultural treasures woven into the
urban tapestry.
, Along with the iconic
imagery of the forbidden city, the
temple of heaven and the great wall,
the city offers an endless mixture of
theaters, museums, discos, all kinds of
restaurants and shopping malls that
will amaze and delight you.
But beyond that, it is a place of
millions of people who would like to
meet people from around the world.
2008 The people in beijing believe that the
2008 games will enhance the harmony
between our cultrue and the diverse
cultures of the world.
 Their gratitude will pour out in open
. expressions of affection for you and
the great Movement that you guide.
,.. Within our cultrual programs,
education and communication will
receive the highest priority.
,. We seek to create a cultural and
sporting legacy by braodening the
understanding of the olympic ideals
throughout the country.
2005 2008 ,, Cultural events ufold each year, from
,,. 2005 to 2008. we will stage multi-
disciplined cultural programs such as
concerts, exhibitions, art competitions
and camps which will involve young
people from around the world.
, During the olympics, they will be
,. staged in the olympic village and the
city for the benefit of the athletes.
, Our ceremonies will give china-
,. greatest-and world greatest-artists a
stage for celebrating the common
aspiration of humanity and the unique
heritage of out culture and olympic
movement.
,, With the concept inspired by the
. famed silk road, our torch relay will
break new ground, travelling from
olimpia through the oldest
civilizations known to man.
, break new ground,

,,,,,,, Greek, Roman, Byzantine,

. Mesopotamian, Perisan, Arabian,
Indian and chinese.
,. Carrying the message share the
peace, share the olympics
, .The eternal flame will cross the
---, Mt. Everest, Hymalayaa over the worlds higest
summit---Mount Qomolangma, which
is known to many of you as Mount
Everest.
,,, The flame will pass Tibet, cross the
, 56 . Yangtze river and Yellow river, travel
the Great wall and visit HongKong,
Macao and Taiwan and the 56 ethnic
 communities who make up our
society.
,, On this journey, the flame will be seen
. by and inspire more human bings than
any previous relay.
. I am afraid I cannot present the whole
picture of our cultural programs
within such a short period of time.
, Before I end, let me share with you
one story.
700 ,, Seven hundred years ago, amazed by
,? his incredible descriptions of a
faraway land of great beauty, people
asked Maco Polo whether his stories
about china were true.
:. He answered: what I told you was
only half of what I saw .
, Actually, what we have shown you
here today is only a fraction of Beiing
that awaits you.
,, Ladies and Gentlemen, I believe that
:, Beijing will prove to be a land of
wonders to athletes, spectators and the
worldwide audiences.
. Come and join us.

,. No matter which decisions you make

today, it will be recorded in history.
However, one decision will certainly
serve to make history.
, With your decisions today, you can
more the world and china toward an
embrace of friendship through sports
that will benefit all man kind.
50 ,, Almost 50 years ago, I took part in the
olympic games for the first time; it
was in Helsinki.
, Since then, I have become deeply
attached to the olympic spirit
,, And me, like many countrymen,I am
. convinced that the olympic values are
universal and the olympic flame lights
up the way of process for all
humanity.
, It has been a dream of mine
throughout my career to find a way to
 bring the Olympic games to china.

I do, too, want my countrymen and

. women to experince th eternal beauty
of the olympic dream in our land.
, .By
1/5 , voting Beijing, you will take the
Games for the first time in the histroy
of the Olympism to a country with
one fifth of the worlds population and
give the billion people an opportunity
to serve the Olympic movement with
their creativity and devotion.
, Dear colleagues, the message you sent
. today may signal the beginning of a
new era of global unity.
2008 , .If you honor Beijing
,, 7 the right to host the 2008 Olympic
games, my dear colleagues, I can
assure you, that, in seven year from
now, you will be proud of the decision
you make here today.
, .On this occasion of the ASEM
science and technology ministers
meeting, I would like to express, on
behalf of the chinese government and
people, our warm welcome to the
ministers of science and technology
and other distinguished guests present
at the meeting.
present at

1998 4 ,,
, .At the second
, ASEM held in London in April 1998,
the leaders of all participating
countries agreed that there is
tremendous potetial for Asia-Europe
sciendtific and technological
cooperation and made positive
response to the proposal of convening
the ASEM S&T ministers meeting.
,, In the past year and more, all the
. ASEM members worked together for
the successful convocation of this
meeting.
, This convocation has added a new
. page to the annals of Asia-Europe
scientific and technological
cooperation and represents a great
event in the history of the friendly
cooperation between the two
continents.
. Both Asia and Europe are major
origines of human civilization.
There has been a long history of S&T
exchanges between the two
continents.
Even in antient times, our ancestors
,, were engaged in a two-way
dissemination and exchanges of
advanced technological and scientific
inventions through the antient silk
road, benefiting the people of the both
continents and conrtibuting to the
world civilization.
,, In todays world, science and
. techology are advancing by leaps and
bounds and all countries are attaching
greater importance to the important
role of scentific and technological
advancement in socio-economic
development.
, The scientific and technological
. exchanges, economic cooperation and
trade have become an important
component of international relations.
,. At present, asian and european
countries aer faced with many
problems related to their socio-
economic development
,,, .Their solution
,, involves basic research, application of
scientific research results to industrial
production, agriculture production,
environmental protection, clean
production technologies, updating the
enterprises capabilities for
techonologies innovation and human
resource develoment.
. In this context, asia-europe scientific
and technological cooperation has a
 great relevance and complementarity

,,, 21 ,
,
.We firmly believe that so long as
countries on the two continents adhere
to the principle of equality and mutual
benefits, respect intelligence property
rights, and proceed from their shared
interests and long-term development,
they will smoothly create a new
situation of asia-europe scientific and
technological cooperation and score
even more brilliant achievements for
human civilization and progress.
The chinese government has always
attached great importance to the
development of science and
technology
50 ,
,, .In the past 50 years since the
founding of peoples republic of
china, china has, through its audous
efforts, made substantial progress in
developing its science and technology
which played an important role in
boosting its economic development,
increasing its overall national strength
and improving the living stadards of
its people.
Chinese government pays much
attention to scientific and
technological exchanges and
cooperation with other countries.
, 152 So far, china has established S&T
, 800 . cooperative relations with 152
countris and joined more than 800
international academic organizations.
, We are keenly aware that the present
scientific and technological level in
china is not adequate to meet its
economic and social development.
is not adequate to meet

,, It has become a pressing task to

implement the policy of rejuvenating
 the nation through progress of science
and education and go all out for
advancement of science and
technology.
,, .Since the beginning of this year,
,,,, china has stepped its efforts for the
reform of science and technology
system and formulated a series of
important policies related to
investment, trade, banking, taxation,
IPR protection and awarding of
scientific results.
There is a good opportunity for S&T
cooperation between china and other
asian and european countries.
Reform and opening-up are the only
way to realize modernization for
china.
, Noe
, matter how many difficulties and
obstacles we may encounter, we
chinese people will unswervingly
keep to the road of reform and
opening-up and work vigorously to
promote the mutally benefitial
cooperation among asian and
european countries in all areas.
, To strengthen the S&T exchanges and
cooperation has become the consensus
of the statesmen, the science
community and the business
community in Asia and european
countries..
,, , 21
,, .The
convocation of this meeting will
undoubtedly tap the potential of Asia-
europe cooperation, increase the
channels for such cooperation and
exchanges, establish an effective
mechanism of cooperation, facilitate
the S&T cooperation within the
framework of ASEM, and produce a
positive impact on the asia-europe
cooperation in the 21st century.
---- .The asia-
, europe S&T cooperation will make its
due contribution to the realization of
ASEM purpose, which is to create
favorable conditions for economic and
social development and establish a
new comprehensive asia-europe
partnership that helps promote the
economic growth.
. I wish this meeting a great success.

, The conference on diarmament,

. located along the lac Lemon in
Geneva, is the single multilateral
diarmament negotiating body in the
world body.
It plays an indispensible role in
safeguarding world peace and
security.
. What you are doing now is arduous
but lofty work.
20 ,, Looking back on the 20th century, we
. see a century of unprecedented wars
and calamities and of the tenacious
struggle by people of all countries to
achieve and safeguard world peace.
tenacious

40 , The two world wars and the cold war,

which lasted for more than four
decades, inflicted untold sufferings
and pain on mankind and also left
behind profound lessons.
,. Since the end of the cold war, major
and found changes have taken place in
the international situation.
, The world is moving deeper towards
. multi-polarity and economic
globalization, which is, on the whole,
conducive to the relaxation of
international situation and world
peace and development.
,,, The turn of the century affords us an
. opportunity to sum up the historical
experiences and lessons and shape a
lasting peace for our future.
.,,, An overview of the current global
. reality reveals that the cold war
mentality still lingers on and
hegimonism and power politics
manifest themselves from time to
time.
() lingers on

. The tendancy towards close military

alliance is on the rise.
,.. The new gunboat policy is running
rampant, regional conflicts have
cropped up one after another.
, When the air strike and armed
,, intervention were launched in Kosovo
and other parts of Yugoslavia two days
ago, I promptly expressed my deep
concern and worry.
,, Hereby I reiterate that the military
, actions against Kosovo and other parts
of Yugoslavia violate the norms
governing the international relations
and are detrimental to the peace of
Balkan,
. The international community, should
join efforts to defuse this crisis as
soon as possible.
,, On the issue of arms reductions, I
,,. have to point out with regret that
military powers have not cut down
their state-of-the-art weaponry, not
even a single piece. On the contrary,
they are still developing it.
. International efforts against nuclear
proliferation are faced with severe
challenges.
,,, Under such circumstances, the
.. question of how to advance the
disarmament process and safeguard
the global security cannot but become
an important and pressing taks that
demands attention of all countries in
the world.
cannot but become
,, History tells us that the old security
,, concept on the basis of military
alliance and armement build-up will
not ensure peace and security.
Still less will it lead to a lasting world
peace.
,, This then requires the cultivation of a
new security concept that meets the
need of the times and calls for
vigorous efforts to explore new ways
to safeguard peace and security.
,,,. We believe that the core of the new
concept should be mutual trust,
mutual benefit, equality and
cooperation.
,,, , The
five principles of mutual respect for
soverignty and territorial integrity,
mutual non-aggression, non-
intervention in each others internal
affairs, equality, mutual benefit and
peaceful co-existence and other
universally recoganized norms
governing international relations make
up the political foundation
underpining world peace.
Mutually benefitial cooperation and
common prosperity constitute the
economic guaranttee for world peace.
Dialogues, consultations and
negotiations by parties concerned on
an equal footing are the correct
approach to resolving disputes and
safeguarding peace
The establishment of a new
concept of security and a new just and
fair international order is the only way
to promote the healthy development
of the disarmament process and
provide the guarantee for international
peace and security.
The aim of disarmament is to increase
security.
And that must be universal security
for all countries to enjoy
 All countries, regardless of their size,
strength and wealth, should have an
equal right to security.
If the great majority of developing
countries cannot have security, there
will never be tranquility in the entire
world.
Disarmament should not become a
tool for stronger nations to control
weaker ones, still less should it be an
instrument for a handful of countries
to optimize their armament and seek
unilateral security superiority

To reduce others bu keep ones own
intact, to reduce the obsolete while
developing the state-of-the-art , or
even to sacrifice the security of others
for ones own security and to demand
other countries to scrupulously abide
by the treaties while giving oneself the
freedom of action by placing dometic
laws above the international law,
, all these are acts of double standards,
they are a mockery of international
disarmament efforts and run counter
to the fundamental pruposes and
objectives of disarmament
Historical experiences show that
unrestrained arms build-up will surely
hamper economic growth and will noe
help maintain peace and security.
Disarmament should also serve to free
up more reources and create better
conditions for the economic growth of
all countries, developing countries in
particular.

, One of the criteria to judge a
disarmament is to see whether it
facilitates economic growth of various
countries, especially that of the
developing countries, and helps to
strengthen international cooperation in
sceince and technology.
 No disarmament could garner
universal support or have lasting
viability if it is taken at the expense of
the economic and scientific
development of most countreis.
Disarmament is not the prerogative of
the few
All countries have the right to
participate therein on a equal footing.
Multilateral treaties are the results of
negotiations through universal
participations and reflect the common
will of the interantional communiy.
The export control regime by a small
group of countreis can in no way be
compared with the international
treaties either in impartiality or
universality.

To maintain the bloc
arrangements after the conclusion of
the multilateral treaties and even to
place the former above the latter will
only lead to the weakening of the
authority and universality of the
multilateral treaties, and subsequently
affect the healthy development of the
interantional cause of disarmament.
Therefore, vigorous efforts should be
made to strengthen the role of the
disarmament bodies of the UN so that
the multilateral treaties may gradually
replace the bloc arragement.
Over the past 50 years and more,
hanging like a Damocles sword above
mankind, nulcear weapons have never
ceased threatening the survival of
huamnity.
The end of the cold war has not
brought about the disappearance of
the nulcear weapons.
The nuclear reduction process has
blogged down into stalemate after a
brief period of process.
Stalemate deadlock impasse logjam
 a brief period of process.

Nuclear weapon tests were conducted

again even after the conclusion of
CTBT,
These developments have
demonstrated that today and for a long
time to come, nuclear non-
proliferation and nuclear disarmament
remain an important task for the
interantioanl community
To accomplish this task calls for joint
efforts of the international commuity
We believe, at this stage, efforts
should be made to achieve progress
particularly in the following areas.
As countries possessing the largest
nuclear arsenals in the world, the US
and Russia shoulder greater
responsiblities for nulcear
desarmament.
The two countries should effectively
implement the nuclear reduction
treaties they have concluded and on
that basis continue to substantially cut
down their respective nuclear
arsenals.
Thereby paving the way for the other
nuclear weapon states to participate in
the multilateral disarmament process.
NPT is both the basis of the
internaitonal non-proliferation and the
prerequisite for the progress of the
nuclear diarmament.
NPT must be observed in full and in
good faith.
Otherwise, international efforts for
nuclear disarmament and non-
proliferation will be seriously harmed.
Those countries which have not yet
joined the NPT should do so at the
earliest possible date so asto make the
treaty truly universal.
The prevention of nuclear weapons
and complete and thorough
destruction of nuclear weapons are
 mututally complementary.

The complete elimination of nulcear

weapons is the objective that we are
all striving for, while prevention of
nuclear weapons proliferation is an
effecive means and a necessary stage
to that end.
It was in line with this understanding
that china supported the indefinite
extension of the NPT.
However, the indefinite extension of
the NPT has by no means given
nuclear-weapon states the prerogative
to permanently retain their nuclear
weapons.
On the contrary, the nuclear weapon
countries should faithfully fulfill their
nuclear disarmament obligations so as
to promote, with concrete action, an
early realization of the complete
nuclear disarmament
Nuclear weapon states should, as soon
as possible undertake unconditionally
and in a legally-binding manner not to
be the first to use nuclear weapons or
use nuclear weapons against non-
nuclear states.
On the first day when china came into
possession of nuclear weapons, it
openly announced that it would never
be the first to use nuclear weapons at
any time and under any circumstance.
It has also pledged in an unequivocal
manner thereafter that it will not use
or threaten to use nuclear weapons
against non-culcear states.
Since the non-nuclear states have
explicitly foregone the development
of nuclear weapons, it goes without
saying that they should be free from
the threat nuclear weapons.
Now that the cold war has ended and
the relations btween nculear weapon
staets have been improved.
 The conditions are ripe for them to
commit themselvs to mutual no-first-
use of nuclear weapons
China is ready to actively push the
early conclusion of the international
instrument on this issue.
Efforts should be made for the early
entry into force of the CTBT
according to the CTBT provisions.
The recent nuclear tests have made the
early entry into force of the treaty a
morea pressing task.
As one of the first countreis to have
signed the treaty, china will continue
to work for the entry into force of the
treaty.
entry into force

The chinese government will soon

officially submit the treaty to the
national peoples congress for
ratification.
Negotiations should be conducted as
soon as possible for the conclusion of
a universal verifiable Fissile Material
Cut-off treaty.
Once concluded, the FMCT will be
yet another major achievement after
the CTBT in the promotion of nuclear
disarmament and prevetion of nuclear
proliferation
All of you present here are making
intensive efforts to this end and I wish
you success.
On the basis of the above efforts, a
convention on the comprehensive ban
of nuclear weapons should be
negotiated.
In the view of the fact that the two
types of weapons of mass destruction
of biological and chemical weapons
have comprehensively prohibied,
there is no reason why nuclear
weapons which are of greater
destructive force should not be
conprehensively banned and
 thoroughly destroyed.

What it takes to reach this objective is

no more than a strong political will.
To eliminate the nuclear weapons and
root out the dangers of nuclear war is
the common wish of the people
throughout the world.
It is also an objective of the chinese
government and people have been
unswervingly striving for.
Let us work together for the
realization of the nuclear-weapon-free
world
Progress in nuclear disarmament
cannot be achieved without a global
strategic quilibium and stability.

The
research, development, deployment
and proliferation of sophisticated anti-
missile systemand revision of, or even
withdraw from, the existing
disarmament treaties on which global
strategic equilibium hinges will
inevitably exert an extensive negative
impact on international security and
stability and trigger off a new round of
arms race in new areas, thereby
seriously obstructing or neutralizing
international efforts of nuclear
diarmament and nuclear non-
proliferation.
The international community should
pay close attention to this and adopt
necessary measures to preempt such
dangerous developments.
China is the peace-loving nation.

The tapestry of the hall of

prayer for harvest in the temple of
heaven in Beijing, which is on display
in the Palais des nations as a gift from
china to the UN, gives expressions to
the wish of the chinese people for
good weather, bumper
 harvests,national stability and
happiness of all peoples around the
world.
To work for peace, development,
cooperation and stability is the
common proposition of all the peace-
loving countries and peoples,
And the planet we are living on
should become a home where people
can live together in amity and peace
and can enjoy their life and work.
We should never waver in out efforts
fro world peace and seccurity
As a famous tang dynasty poet Li Bai
wrote: a time will come to ride th
wind and cleave the waves, I will set
my cloud-white sail and cross the sea
which raves.

I an confident that, with the
common efforts of the worlds people,
a genuine will of all statesmen of all
countries and the hard work of all of
you, the diarmament cause will surely
overcome one obstace after another
and achieve continuous progress and
the world will have a better future.