RemarksbySecretaryofStateJohnKerryatCombatingWildlifeTraffickingEvent.doc

Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry at Combating Wildlife Trafficking Event 国务卿约翰·克里在打击野生动植物非法交易活动上的讲话 ? Diaoyutai State Guesthouse 钓鱼台国宾馆 ? Beijing, China 中国 北京 ? July 9, 2014 2014年7月9日 ? Well, thank you very much. It is a great privilege for me to be here with Vice Premier Yandong. Thank you very much for being here. And also, State Councilor Yang. Thank you, State Councilor, for your very powerful statement a moment ago underscoring the importance of what we are trying to achieve here, underscoring the strong commitment of China to combating wildlife trafficking, and particularly enforcing ivory trade controls. Wildlife trafficking does not exist in a vacuum. It is connected with many of the other 21st century challenges that we face, including terrorism. And it demands a common response. ? 非常感谢。与延东副总理一起在这里令我十分荣幸。非常感谢你在这里。还有杨国务委员。谢谢你，国务委员，刚才所作的非常有力的声明，它突出表明了我们要在这里完成的工作的重要性，突出表明了中国对打击野生动植物非法交易的坚定承诺，特别是落实对象牙交易的管制。野生动植物贩运交易不是真空存在，而是与我们面临的21世纪的其他许多挑战相连，包括恐怖主义。对它必须作出共同反应。 ? I am very, very delighted that Yao Ming could be here with us today. He is the small guy sitting up here in front. (Applause.) We are very delighted that he could be here today. He is a terrific model of how an athlete can harness his celebrity and capture the public’s attention on an issue. And I think all of us in this room are particularly grateful for his personal commitment, and for the very direct truth, the candor that he brings to this cause. Yao has personally seen the ravages of this particular crime. He has visited Africa, he has seen, particularly, the bodies of dead elephants. And he knows that reducing demand and ramping up law enforcement are the two key essential ingredients of any strategy to try and meet this kind of challenge. ? 令我非常、非常高兴的是，姚明今天能和我们一起在这里。他就是坐在前面的这位小个子。（掌声）我们对他今天能够来到这里感到非常高兴。他是一个极好的榜样，说明一位运动员能够如何运用自己的知名度，引起公众对一个问题的注意。我想我们这里在座的所有人都特别感谢他的亲身投入，感谢他给这个问题带来了非常直接的真切感和真诚。他亲眼目睹过这一罪行的残暴。他访问过非洲，尤其是看到过大象的死尸。他知道，减少需求和增强执法是迎战这种挑战的任何战略所必须具备的两个基本要素。 ? Combating wildlife traf