温总理在清华大学的演讲cambridge，britain，feb.2（xinhua）--thefollowingisthefulltextofchinesepremierwenjiabao'sspeechattheuniversityofcambridgeonmonday.seechinainthelightofherdevelopmentspeechattheuniversityofcambridgewenjiabaopremierofthestatecouncilofthepeople'srepublicofchina2february2009vicechancelloralisonrichard，ladiesandgentlemen，itgivesmegreatpleasuretocometocambridge，aworld-renowneduniversitythatihavelongwantedtovisit.cambridgehasproducedmanygreatscientistsandthinkersisaacnewton，charlesdarwinandfrancisbacon，tonamebutafew，andmadeimportantcontributiontotheprogressofhumancivilization.thisyearmarksthe800thanniversaryoftheuniversity.pleaseacceptmywarmcongratulations.thisismyfourthvisittoyourcountry.despitethegreatdistancebetweenchinaandbritain，thefriendlyexchangesbetweenourpeopleshavebeenontherise.thesuccessfulresolutionofthequestionofhongkongandfruitfulcooperationbetweenourtwocountriesinareassuchaseconomy，trade，culture，education，scienceandtechnologyhavecementedthefoundationofourcomprehensivestrategicpartnership.here，iwishtopayhightributetoallthosewhohavebeenworkingtirelesslytopromotefriendlytiesbetweenourtwocountries.thetitleofmyspeechtodayis"seechinainthelightofherdevelopment".mybelovedmotherlandisacountrybotholdandyoung.sheisold，becausesheisabigorientalcountrywithacivilizationstretchingbackseveralthousandyears.withdiligenceandwisdom，thechinesenationcreatedasplendidcivilizationandmadesignificantcontributionstotheprogressofhumanity.第1页共12页sheisyoung，becausethepeople'srepublicisjust60yearsold，andthecountrybeganreformandopening-uponly30yearsago.thechinesepeopleestablishedthenewchinaafterunremittingstrugglesandultimatelyfoundadevelopmentpathsuitedtochina'snationalconditionsthroughpainstakingefforts.thisisthepathofsocialismwithchinesecharacteristics.followingthispath，ourancientcivilizationhasbeenrejuvenated.thekeyelementofchina'sreformandopening-upistofreepeople'smindandthemostfundamentalandsignificantcomponentisinstitutionalinnovation.througheconomicreform，wehavebuiltasocialistmarketeconomy，wherethemarketplaysaprimaryroleinallocatingresourcesundergovernmentmacro-regulation.wehavecarriedoutpoliticalreform，promoteddemocracyandimprovedthelegalsystem.peoplearethemastersofthecountry.werunthecountryaccordingtolawandendeavortobuildasocialistcountryundertheruleoflaw.theessenceofchina'sreformandopening-upistoputpeoplefirstandmeettheirevergrowingmaterialandculturalneedsthroughreleasinganddevelopingproductiveforces.itaimstogiveeveryoneequalopportunitiesforall-rounddevelopment.itaimstoprotectthedemocraticrightsofthepeopleandpromotestability，harmonyandprosperityacrosstheland.anditaimstosafeguardthedignityandfreedomofeveryonesothatheorshemaypursuehappinesswithingenuityandhardwork.overthepastthreedecades，morethan200millionchinesehavebeenliftedoutofpoverty，theaveragelifeexpectancyhasincreasedby5years，andthe83millionpeoplewithdisabilitiesinchinahavereceivedspecialcarefromthegovernmentandthesociety.allthispointstothetremendouseffortschinahasmadeto第2页共12页protecthumanrights.wehaveintroducedfreenine-yearcompulsoryeducationthroughoutthecountry，establishedthecooperativemedicalsystemintheruralareasandimprovedthesocialsafetynet.theage-olddreamofthechinesenationisbeingturnedintorealityadreamtoseetheyoungeducated，thesicktreatedandtheoldcaredfor.iwanttoquotefrom...
