Passage 2
In the short period of six days， we have gone a longer distance than the world-renowned “Long March”。 We have acquired a keen sense of the diversity， dynamism， and progress of China under your policies of reform and opening to the outside world. My wife and I have a special regard and personal friendship for the people of China. Beijing is for us an old and nostalgic home. During our stay here ten years ago we spent a great deal of memorable time with the people here——working， shopping， sightseeing， and touring the city on our bicycles. Those were happy days. They were good days， important days. We were part of the dramatic process which brought us back together and set us on the road to a genuine friendly and cooperative relationship. Nonetheless， problems remain in our economic， education and strategic relations. While we are not so naive as to believe that there are no issues of difference between us， I also believe that our differences are greatly overshadowed by issues which bind us and strengthen our relationship.
