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奥巴马上海演讲英文全文： PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. It is a great honor for me to be here in Shanghai, and to have this opportunity to speak with all of you. I’d like to thank Fudan University’s President Yang for his hospitality and his gracious welcome. I’d also like to thank our outstanding Ambassador, Jon Huntsman, who exemplifies the deep ties and respect between our nations. I don抰 know what he said, but I hope it was good. (Laughter.) What I抎 like to do is to make some opening comments, and then what I?m really looking forward to doing is taking questions, not only from students who are in the audience, but also we抳e received questions online, which will be asked by some of the students who are here in the audience, as well as by Ambassador Huntsman. And I am very sorry that my Chinese is not as good as your English, but I am looking forward to this chance to have a dialogue. This is my first time traveling to China, and I抦 excited to see this majestic country. Here, in Shanghai, we see the growth that has caught the attention of the world ?the soaring skyscrapers, the bustling streets and entrepreneurial activity. And just as I抦 impressed by these signs of China抯 journey to the 21st century, I抦 eager to see those ancient places that speak to us from China抯 distant past. Tomorrow and the next day I hope to have a chance when I抦 in Beijing to see the majesty of the Forbidden City and the wonder of the Great Wall. Truly, this is a nation that encompasses both a rich history and a belief in the promise of the future. The same can be said of the relationship between our two countries. Shanghai, of course, is a city that has great meaning in the history of the relationship between the United States and China. It was here, 37 years ago, that the Shanghai Communique opened the door to a new chapter of engagement between our governments and among our people. However, America抯 ties to this city ?and to this country ?stretch back further, to the earliest days of