陆克文演讲：中美两国是否注定冲突英文演讲稿第一篇：陆克文演讲：中美两国是否注定冲突英文演讲稿Goodday,mynameisKevin.IamfromAustralia.I’mheretohelp.Tonight,Iwanttotalkaboutataleoftwocities.OneofthosecitiesiscalledWashington,andtheotheriscalledBeijing.Becausehowthesetwocapitalsshapetheirfuture,andthefutureoftheUnitedStatesandthefutureofChinadoesn’tjustaffectthosetwocountries,itaffectsallofus.Inways,perhaps,we’veneverthoughtof.Theairwebreathe,thewaterwedrink,thefishweeat,thequalityofouroceans,thelanguageswespeakinthefuture,thejobswehave,thepoliticalsystemswechoose,and,ofcourse,thegreatquestionsofwarandpeace.Youseethatbloke?He’sFrench.HisnameisNapoleon.Acoupleofhundredyearsago,hemadehisextraordinaryprojection:“Chinaisasleepinglion,andwhenshewakes,theworldwillshake.”Napoleongotafewthingswrong,hegotthisoneabsolutelyright.BecauseChinaistodaynotjustwokenup,ChinahasstoopupandChinaisonthemarch,andthequestionforusalliswherewillChinago,andhowdoweengagethisgiantofthe21stcentury?Youstartlookingatthenumbers,theystarttoconfrontyouinbigway.ItisprojectedthatChinawillbecomebywhichevermeasure,PPP,marketexchangerates,thelargesteconomyintheworldoverthecourseofthedecadeahead.They’realreadythelargesttradingnation,alreadythelargestexportingnation,alreadythelargestmanufacturingnation,andthey’realsothebiggestemittersofcarbonintheworld.Americacomessecond.SoifChinadoesbecometheworld’slargesteconomy,thinkaboutthis:it’llbethefirsttime,sincethisguywasonthethroneofEngland,GeorgeIII,notagoodfriendofNapoleon’s,thatintheworldwewillhaveasthelargesteconomy,anon-Englishspeakingcountry,anon-westerncountry,anon-liberaldemocraticcountry.Andifyoudon’tthinkthat’sgoingtoaffectthewayinwhichtheworldhappensinthefuture,thenpersonally,Ithinkyou’vebeensmokingsomething,anditdoesn’tmeanyou’refromColorado.Soinshort,thequestionwehavetonightis,howdoweunderstandthismegachange,whichIbelievetobethebiggestchangeforthefirsthalfofthe21stcentury?It’llaffectsomanythings.Itwillgototheabsolutecore.It’shappeningquietly.It’shappeningpersistently.It’shappeninginsomesensesunderth