在清华大学的演讲秦晓secretary-generalkofiannan:thankyou,presidentgu,forthatmostflatteringintroduction.ladiesandgentlemen,itisagreathonourformetospeakatoneofchina'sgreatacademicinstitutionsonethatishelpingtoreviveandmaintainyourcountry'shistorictraditionofleadingtheworldinscienceandtechnology,andonewhosealumniaretobefoundinpositionsofleadershipthroughoutthecountry.here,asinsomanyotherplacesinchina,novisitorcanhelpfeelingtheexcitementofagreatcountrydevelopingatbreakneckspeed,andeverydayopeningupnewvistasofknowledgeandopportunitytoitscitizens.youcanbereallyproudofyourcountryandwhatithasachievedinthelast25years.asilookoutovertheyoungfacesinthisaudienceicannothelpenvyingtheinternationalstudentsmorethanathousand,iamtold,fromover50countrieswhohavetheprivilegeofsharingyourlearningexperiencehere.itremindsmeforamomentofmyownstudentdays,whenmycountry,ghana,wasnewlyindependent.wefeltweweresuddenlyreachingouttotheworld,andmakingnewdiscoverieseveryday.butthenialsorememberthattimesofrapidchangecanbringpainandconfusion,evendestruction,aswellasprogressandexcitement.themorerapidandexcitingitis,themorechangecallsforcarefulmanagement,andwise,humaneleadership.orderandstabilityhavetobepreserved,butwithoutchokingoffthefreedomtoenquire,andexperiment,andexpressoneself,sinceasyouyoungresearchersknowbetterthananyoneknowledgeandsciencehaveavitalroleinnationaldevelopment.andtechnicalexpertiseneedstobeharnessedtothedevelopmentandsecurityofsocietyasawhole,sothatitnotonlycreate第1页共12页sgreaterwealthforthefew,butenablesallcitizenstofeelsaferandmoreprosperous.thedevelopmentofsuchagreatcountryaschinacannothappeninisolation.itaffectsthewholeworld,anditdrawsyouintonewrelationshipswithotherpartsoftheworld.increasingly,youreconomydependsonexchangeswithothercountriesbothimportsandexports,ofbothgoodsandcapital.foreigninvestmentplaysanessentialroleinyourgrowth,whileyourholdingsofforeigncurrenciesandyourmanagementofyourowncurrencyarecomingtoplayavitalpartintheinternationalmonetarysystem.thismeansthatyouhaveastakeinthedevelopmentandprosperityofthewiderworld.andyoursecurity,too,dependsoninternationalpeaceandstability.yourgovernmentshowsthatitunderstandsthis,bytherolethatitplaysintheunitednations,andelsewhere.andincreasingly,chinesecitizensarecalledontotakerisks,andmakesacrifices,intheinterestsofglobalsecurity.itwasimpressivetosee,inournewspaperstheotherday,picturesofchinesepolicemeninbluehelmetspreparingtojointheunitednationsmissioninhaitianislandbuffetedbybothhumanandmeteorologicalstorms,whichisliterallyonthefarsideoftheworldfromhere.soiamhere,inpart,toexpresstheworld'sgratitude.clearlyyouinchinahaveunderstood,asyoursayinggoes,thatweallsharethesamebreath.humanmiseryknowsnofrontiers,andnorshouldhumansolidarity.indeed,solidaritywasoneofthefundamentalvaluessolemnlyreaffirmed,fouryearsago,bythepoliticalleadersfromallovertheworldwhometatunitednationsheadquarters,andissuedthemillenniumdeclaration.theydeclaredthatglobalchallengesmustbemanagedinawaythatdistributesthecostsandburdensfairly…thosewhosufferorwhobenefitleastdeservehelpfromthosewhob第2页共12页enefitmost.theypromisedtosparenoefforttofreemorethanonebillionoftheirfellowmen,womenandchildrenfromextremepoverty,andtomaketherighttodevelopmentarealityforall.andtheysetthemselvesprecisebenchmarksbywhichtheirsuccessinke...