Certainly, we will have our disagreements. That’s to be expected from two large and complex nations with different histories and different political systems. As an example, let me take a moment to speak about the issue of human rights, which is an essential element of U.S. global policy. In discussing this issue, with China or any other country, we start from the premise that all people are entitled to the protections contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These are universal standards, and they include the right to due process of law, to be able to speak freely, to associate openly, to pray in the manner one chooses and to enjoy the benefits of a free press. We believe that societies that respect human rights and address the aspirations of their people are more prosperous, successful and stable.
当然，我们将有分歧。对于有不同历史和不同政治体系的两个复杂的大国来说，这在意料之中。举个例子，请让我花点时间来谈谈人权问题，这是美国全球政策的一个基本要素。在与中国或任何其他国家讨论这个问题时，我们都从一个前提开始，即所有人都有权享受《世界人权宣言》中所载的保护。这些都是普世的标准，它们包括有权享受正当法律程序，能够畅所欲言，公开结社，以自己选择的方式祷告，以及享受新闻自由的益处。我们相信尊重人权并满足人民愿望的社会更加繁荣、成功和稳定。

And, of course, we will compete economically — as we should, because healthy, fair competition prompts companies to be more efficient with lower cost goods and helps spur new innovations and products. But competition and disagreements can’t obscure the fact that we are moving ever closer together. The important thing is that we have mechanisms to broaden our areas of cooperation while managing our differences. We have worked hard over the last few years to lay this foundation:
• Through launching the Strategic and Economic Dialogue;
• Through a rapid pace of meetings between our most senior leaders;
• Through expanding our cooperation between our states, provinces, and cities;
• And, through increasing the number of exchanges between the Chinese and American peoples.
All of these mechanisms will help us increase mutual understanding and trust, which will be crucial to advancing our relationship in the 21st century.
当然，我们将在经济上竞争——我们应该这样，因为健康、公平的竞争促使企业的效率更高，商品的成本更低，而且有助于激发新的创新和产品。但竞争和分歧无法掩盖这样的事实，即我们比以往日益更加紧密。重要的是，我们拥有扩大合作领域并同时处理分歧的机制。过去几年来，我们在努力打好这个基础：
· 通过开展战略与经济对话；
· 通过我们最高层领导人之间频繁的会面；
· 通过扩展我们的国家、省市之间的合作；
· 以及，通过增加中美人民之间的交流。
所有这些机制将帮助我们增进相互了解和信任，它们在推进我们在21世纪的关系上将是至关重要的。

This reality was confirmed earlier this year when President Obama and President Hu pledged to expand bilateral cooperation on a range of issues and when Vice President Biden spoke about this cooperation during his recent trip to China. As Ambassador, I will continue to support our two countries’ efforts to work together. I will seek to further the economic and commercial ties between the U.S. and China by building our trade relationship in a mutually beneficial manner that reduces barriers to trade and increases jobs in both our countries. As President Obama told the United States Congress in a speech this morning, the highest priority of the United States today is to create jobs for Americans and revitalize our economy. Given our economic interdependence, a stronger American economy is in the economic self-interest of the Chinese people. And, my top priority here in China is to carry out the policies that will support this effort:
• Helping to double our exports — creating jobs in the U.S. and providing high quality American products and services which are in high demand in China;
• Increasing Chinese investment in the U.S. which will help Chinese companies prosper while at the same time creating jobs in America;
• And ensuring that U.S. companies can compete on a level playing field in China and be able to operate in the same open and fair environment that Chinese companies enjoy in the U.S.
今年早些时候奥巴马总统和胡主席共同承诺的在一系列问题上扩大双边合作以及副总统拜登在他最近的中国之行中谈及的这种合作，便是上述现实的证明。作为大使，我将继续支持我们两国共同合作的努力。我将寻求以减少贸易壁垒并在两国创造就业机会的互惠互利的方式建立我们的贸易关系，进一步增进美国和中国之间的经济和商业纽带。正如奥巴马总统今早在美国国会发表演讲时所说的，美国现在的首要任务是为美国人民增加就业和振兴经济。鉴于我们经济的相互依存性，一个更强大的美国经济符合中国人民的经济利益。我在中国的首要任务，是贯彻执行支持这一努力的政策：
· 帮助使我们的出口翻一番——增加美国的就业，提供在中国需求量很大的高质量美国产品和服务。
· 增加中国在美国的投资，这将有助于中国公司的兴旺发展，同时增加美国的就业。
· 确保美国公司在中国可以在一个公平的环境中竞争，并且，与中国公司在美国所享受到的一样，能够在一个同样开放和平等的环境中运营。