实战口译Monday,August13,20071/20unit1..........................................................................................................................1Unit3..................................................................................................................................2Unit5..................................................................................................................................3UNIT7................................................................................................................................4Unit9.................................................................................................................................5Unit11...............................................................................................................................6Unit13...............................................................................................................................7Unit15...............................................................................................................................9Unit17.............................................................................................................................10Unit19.............................................................................................................................11Unit21.............................................................................................................................12Unit23.............................................................................................................................13Unit25.............................................................................................................................14Unit27.............................................................................................................................15Unit29.............................................................................................................................16UNIT31............................................................................................................................17Unit33.............................................................................................................................18Unit35.............................................................................................................................19unit11.Itisarealpleasuretobeheretoopenthethirdmeetingofourforumandtobewelcomingsuchadistinguishedandinfluentialgroupofpeoplefrombothourcountries,manyofwhomarenowoldfriends.Theforumaimstorepresentthestrengthoftherelationshipbetweenourtwocountriesoutsidethepoliticalrelationshipandlookingroundtodayitisclearthattherelationshipisverystrongindeed.2.ItisssignformethattheforumgoesfromstrengthtostrengthandIbelieveitisplayingakeyroleintherelationsbetweenourtwocountriesasconfirmedbythePrimeMinisterinourcallonhimthismorning.Thisyear,wehavetakenthetheme“thechallengeofGlobalization”ourmeetingsanddiscussions.Thisthemehasaparticularresonanceforme.3.On11September,I,alongwithanumberofworldstatemen,wasinBeijingtodiscusschinaandtheworldinthe21stcentury.Noneofuscouldpossiblyhaveknownaswedebatedeconomicdevelopment,environmentalchangeandsecurityissueswhatwasgoingtohappenthatday.Butmanyofthespeakerswarnedofthefragilityoftheworldorder.Itmademerealizemoreclearlythanatanyothertimejusthowveryimportant“understanding”betweenthenationsoftheworldis.4.Ourforum,andthediscussionswewillhaveinthenextdayandahalf,ispartofthisvitalprocessofunderstanding.Globalizationisachallengeforallofus,bothdevelopedanddevelopingcountriesandwehavealottoshareandlearn.Asglobalizationincreasesandas实战口译Monday,August13,20072/20allourcountriescometotermswiththeglobalreachofmanyindustries,wecan,asdifferentnations,worktogethertounderstandtheissuesandeffectsthesedevelopmentsbring.5.Peoplecanonlygrasptheseopportunities.Peopletalking,travelling,exchangingideasandexperiences.Andthatiswhatweareheretodaytodo.Ourdiscussionsherewillcentrearoundanumberofveryinterestingissues:tradeandtheenvironmentintheglobalisationoftheeconomy,chineseculturefacingtheworld,e-learningande-commerce,balancingpublicpurposesandcommercialinterestsinthemedia,andChinaafterWTOtonamebutafew.6.AsfarasIcansee,joiningtheWTOpresentshahugechanllengeforChina.TherequirementsofjoiningWTOforcorporategovernance,fortransparencyandforreliableandenforceablelaws.Whilstproducingsomepaininshortterm,willnodoubtbepartofthewayinwhicheconomicgrowthcanbeencouragedandsustained.Ipersonallyammuchlookingforwardtomyowninvolvementinthediscussionsonsmallandmediumsizedenterprises.7.China’sdecisiontoembracethedynamismoftheprivatesectorbringsuptherolesmallfirmscanplayinachievingrapidgrowthandinnovation.Theyare,andcanbe,asignificantengineforeconomicdevelopment.Therefore,wehavemuchworktodoinourforum.WewanttoshowourChinesefriendshowmuchofapartnertheUKcanbebutalsothatasasignofamatureandtruerelationship,wecanaffordtobefrankandopeninourdiscussionswithoneanother