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The prepared remarks of President Barack Obama on economic and strategic relations between the U.S. and ChinaGood morning. It's an honor to welcome you to the first meeting of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue between the United States and China. This is an essential step forward in advancing a positive, constructive, and comprehensive relationship between our countries. I'm pleased that President Hu shares my commitment to a sustained dialogue to enhance our shared interests.
President Hu and I both felt that it was important to get our relationship off to a good start. Of course, as a new President and as a basketball fan, I have learned from the words of Yao Ming, who said 'No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.' Well, through the constructive meetings that we have already had, and through this dialogue, I am confident that we will meet Yao's standard.
I want to acknowledge the remarkable American and Chinese leaders who will Co-Chair this effort. Hillary Clinton and Tim Geithner are two of my closest advisors, and they both have extraordinary experience working with China. I know that they will have extremely capable and committed Chinese counterparts in State Councilor Dai and Vice Premier Wang.
早上好。很荣幸在此欢迎你参加首轮美中战略与经济对话。这是推动“积极的、有建设性的和全面的”美中关系的重要步骤。我很高兴地看到，胡锦涛主席同我一样都致力于通过持续的对话加强我们的共同利益。
胡锦涛向首轮中美战略与经济对话开幕式致辞胡锦涛主席和我都认为，让美中关系有个好的开始至关重要。当然，作为一名新总统，同时又是一个篮球迷，我想借用中国篮球明星姚明的一句话说：无论是新队员也好，还是老队员也好，都需要时间互相磨合。通过我们已经进行的建设性会谈，以及这次对话，我相信我们能够达到姚明的标准。
在这里，我要感谢将共同主持此次会议的美国和中国领导人。希拉里?克林顿(Hillary Clinton)和蒂姆?盖特纳(Tim Geithner)是我最亲近的两位顾问，他们在对华关系方面都拥有极其丰富的经验。我知道他们将要面对的是中方能力非凡、责任心极强的国务委员戴秉国先生和国务院副总理王岐山先生。
also look forward to the confirmation of an outstanding U.S. Ambassador to China, Governor Jon Huntsman. Jon has deep experience living and working in Asia, and unlike me he speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. He also happens to be a Republican who co-chaired Senator McCain's campaign. I think that demonstrates Jon's commitment to serving his country, and the broad, bipartisan support for positive and productive relations between the United States and China.
Today, we meet in a building that speaks to the history of the last century. It houses a national memorial to President Woodrow Wilson, a man who held office when the 20th century was still young, and America's leadership in the world was emerging. It is named for Ronald Reagan, a man who came of age during two World Wars, and whose presidency helped usher in a new era of history. And it holds a piece of the Berlin Wall, a decades-long symbol of division that was finally torn down, unleashing a rising tide of globalization that continues to shape our world.
One hundred years ago in the early days of the 20th century it was clear that there were momentous choices to be made choices about the borders of nations and the rights of human beings. But in Woodrow Wilson's day, no one could have foreseen the arc of history that led to a wall coming down in Berlin, nor could they have imagined the conflict and upheaval that characterized the years in between. For people everywhere from Boston to Beijing the 20th century was a time of great progress, but that progress also came with a great price.
