第一篇：在卡倫湖捕魚節文化論壇上的講話

在卡倫湖捕魚節文化論壇上的講話

楊 屹 巍（2013年1月8日）

各位領導、同志們：

今天，我們在這里隆重舉行卡倫湖捕魚節文化論壇。四平市及公主嶺市的文化名人齊聚優美的卡倫湖，我代表黑林子鎮委鎮政府對各位的光臨表示衷心的感謝和熱烈的歡迎。

卡倫湖位于公主嶺市黑林子境內，建在東遼河支流卡倫河上游，距市區17公里，是四平地區最大的國管中型水庫，始建于1958年，設計灌溉水田面積2200公頃，養魚水面800公頃，設計標準為百年一迂洪水標準，總庫容5450萬立方米。

水庫有50年的大庫養魚經歷，湖內有野生胖頭魚、白鰱魚、鯉魚等不同種類的綠色野生魚，以口感好、內質鮮美而馳名。

2012年新一屆黑林子鎮黨委政府組成以來，以市委十二次會議精神為指針，適時推進了“抓住一個重點，突出兩條主線，堅持三化統籌，以資源優勢，促進旅游產業發展不斷打造生產性、生活性服務業集聚區快速發展的工作思路，這次由黑林子商會組織的捕魚節，也是貫徹這一工作思路的重要舉措。

這次捕魚節的宗旨是通過一系列活動，展示卡倫湖冬捕奇觀，打造黑林子鎮生態旅游精品，是把黑林子鎮建設成為嶺城后花園的重要組織部分，本次捕魚節的目的是以漁業經濟發展助推黑林子經濟的快速發展，本次文化論壇以民俗的挖掘保護和利用為主題，目的是以民俗為依托，開發新興的文化產業，提升捕魚節的品位，豐富捕魚節的內涵。

本次捕魚節，由文化論壇、開幕式，冰上捕魚，冰上娛樂等活動組成，內容豐富、但節儉高效。

最后，祝卡倫湖捕魚節文化論壇取得圓滿成功。祝各位文人名家在捕魚節期間開心快樂！謝謝大家！

第二篇：在建黨節上優秀黨員講話

建黨九十周年表彰大會優秀黨員代表

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綿陽一中羅恩陽

涪江揚波濤聲歌聲聲聲歌盛世，綿州疊翠黨心民心心心頌黨恩。

尊敬的各位領導、親愛的同志們：大家好！

七月，閃亮在歲月時空的，是一串又一串鮮艷的火紅； 七月，激蕩在我們心頭的，是一浪高一浪澎湃的濤聲。在這激情飛揚、花團錦簇的七月，黨的兒女們喜氣洋洋，歡聚一堂，共同慶祝中國共產黨90周年誕辰。有幸被評為“優秀共產黨員”，我感到無尚的榮幸和自豪。此時此刻，我熱血澎湃，激動萬分，請允許我代表全體優秀共產黨員以衷心的祝福，赤誠的丹心向我們尊敬的領導、親愛的同志們致以最真誠的謝意，向我們偉大、光榮、正確的中國共產黨致以最崇高的敬意！

回顧歷史，心潮澎湃，感慨萬千！那一年，嘉興湖畔，翠柳長青。一片碧波蕩漾的湖面，一艘木質的普通游船，聚集了決定中華民族命運的優秀兒女，他們把崇高的理想和鐮刀鐵錘交匯在了一起，鑄就了中國共產黨九十年的輝煌！時空流轉，生命在前進中起伏，信念在堅守中閃光；華夏激蕩，雄獅在屈辱中猛醒，神州在奮起中昂揚！如今，中國，已昂然屹立在世界的東方！

緬懷九十年的光輝歷程，重溫黨的光榮使命，聆聽黨的親切教誨，既是黨組織對廣大共產黨員的鞭策和再教育，也是黨組織對我 1

們的愛護和關懷，所以，“優秀共產黨員”這個光榮稱號，屬于每一位兢兢業業，忠于職守，無私奉獻的共產黨員。

面對飄揚了90個春秋的鮮紅黨旗，作為在黨組織關懷下成長起來的黨員，我們對黨所取得的每一個成就都感到無比光榮和自豪。在黨的光輝照耀下，我們用所學知識回報集體，用恪盡職守回報教育，用無私奉獻回報黨的悉心關懷。

作為一名黨員，要樹立正確的世界觀、人生觀和價值觀，堅定共產主義理想和信念，嚴格按照黨員標準要求自己，認真學習黨的基本理論，充實自己，提升自己。加強業務學習，提高業務能力。忠誠黨的事業，忠于職守，顧全大局，以黨和國家的利益為重，踐行科學發展觀，努力把自己鍛煉成為具有現代理念、世界眼光的優秀教師，以實際行動彰顯一名共產黨員的人生價值，用銳意進取譜寫黨的事業的壯麗華章。

時值課程大改革，我們要積極投身新課改，不斷追求教學效益。思學生之所思，想學生之所想，完善教學設計，給學生創設更大的發展空間。在教育教學崗位上，善于學習、勇于創新、樂于奉獻，做廣大教師的榜樣和表率。

黨的九十華誕之際，綿陽教育又傳來捷報：我市高考本科硬上線突破23000人大關，實現了連續11年的高考輝煌。在繼去年奪得全省理科狀元后，今年全省文科狀元又花落我市；本科硬上線率、本科硬上線萬人比，領先全川，再創高考“雙第一”十一連冠的奇跡。我校高考也創造了歷史紀錄，為全市的高位高攀，喜上加喜！這是綿陽教育人的榮光，也是我們教育人為黨90華誕的崇高獻禮！

同志們，成績和榮譽只能證明昨天，我們不能僅把“優秀共產黨員”看作是榮譽，更要把它當成是新起點，新要求、新動力。以更加努力的工作回報黨，以更加執著的追求讓黨的教育事業更加輝煌！

作為黨員，我們要真心愛每一位學生，讓他們得到最好的發展；作為黨員，我們把促進學生健康成長作為至高無上的追求；作為黨員，我們要讓黨的事業永遠蓬勃發展。

作為教師，我愿意是火種，不僅點燃學生的心靈之火；還要照亮學生奮然前行的夢想之路；我愿意是石級，不僅用責任肩負學生踏實向上的攀登，登上夢想之巔！還要繼續為綿陽教育的輝煌做出應有的貢獻，為科技城建設、科教綿陽建設和西部區域性科教中心建設再立新功！

記憶永恒，歷史賦予我們最真的感受；黨恩化歌，深情挽起執著的追求。

祝福我們偉大的黨生日快樂！

祝福我們黨的偉大事業欣欣向榮！

祝福我們偉大的祖國繁榮昌盛！

二0一一年七月一日

第三篇：2016年卡梅倫辭職講話全文

2016年6月卡梅倫辭職講話全文：

Good morning everyone, the country has just taken part in a giant democratic exercise, perhaps the biggest in our history.Over 33 million people from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar have all had their say.We should be proud of the fact that in these islands we trust the people for these big decisions.We not only have a parliamentary democracy, but on questions about the arrangements for how we've governed there are times when it is right to ask the people themselves and that is what we have done.The British people have voted to leave the European Union and their will must be respected.I want to thank everyone who took part in the campaign on my side of the argument, including all those who put aside party differences to speak in what they believe was the national interest and let me congratulate all those who took part in the Leave campaign for the spirited and passionate case that they made.The will of the British people is an instruction that must be delivered.It was not a decision that was taken lightly, not least because so many things were said by so many different organisations about the significance of this decision.So there can be no doubt about the result.Across the world people have been watching the choice that Britain has made.I would reassure those markets and investors that Britain's economy is fundamentally strong and I would also reassure Britons living in European countries and European citizens living here there will be no immediate changes in your circumstances.There will be no initial change in the way our people can travel, in the way our goods can move or the way our services can be sold.We must now prepare for a negotiation with the European Union.This will need to involve the full engagement of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland governments to ensure that the interests of all parts of our United Kingdom are protected and advanced.But above all this will require strong, determined and committed leadership.I'm very proud and very honoured to have been Prime Minister of this country for six years.I believe we've made great steps, with more people in work than ever before in our history, with reforms to welfare and education, increasing people's life chances, building a bigger and stronger society, keeping our promises to the poorest people in the world and enabling those who love each other to get married whatever their sexuality, but above all restoring Britain's economic strength.And I'm grateful to everyone who's helped to make that happen.I have also always believed that we have to confront big decisions, not duck them.That is why we delivered the first coalition government in 70 years, to bring our economy back from the brink.It's why we delivered a fair, legal and decisive referendum in Scotland.And it's why I made the pledge to renegotiate Britain's position in the European Union and to hold the referendum on our membership and have carried those things out.I fought this campaign in the only way I know how, which is to say directly and passionately what I think and feelnot the future of any single politician including myself.But the British people have made a very clear decision to take a different path and as such I think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction.I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks and months but I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination.This is not a decision I've taken lightly but I do believe it's in the national interest to have a period of stability and then the new leadership required.There is no need for a precise timetable today but in my view we should aim to have a new prime minister in place by the start of the Conservative Party conference in October.Delivering stability will be important and I will continue in post as Prime Minister with my Cabinet for the next three months.The Cabinet will meet on Monday, the Governor of the Bank of England is making a statement about the steps that the Bank and the Treasury are taking to reassure financial markets.We will also continue taking forward the important legislation that we set before Parliament in the Queen's Speech.And I have spoken to Her Majesty the Queen this morning to advise her of the steps that I am taking.A negotiation with the European Union will need to begin under a new prime minister and I think it's right that this new prime minister takes the decision about when to trigger Article 50 and start the formal and legal process of leaving the EU.I will attend the European Council next week to explain the decision the British people have taken and my own decision.The British people have made a choice, that not only needs to be respected but those on the losing side of the argumentshould help to make it work.Britain is a special countrya parliamentary democracy where we resolve great issues about our future through peaceful debate, a great trading nation with our science and arts, our engineering and our creativity, respected the world over.And while we are not perfect I do believe we can be a model for the multi-racial, multi-faith democracy, that people can come and make a contribution and rise to the very highest that their talent allows.Although leaving Europe was not the path I recommended, I am the first to praise our incredible strengths.I said before that Britain can survive outside the European Union and indeed that we could find a way.Now the decision has been made to leave, we need to find the best way and I will do everything I can to help.I love this country and I feel honoured to have served it and I will do everything I can in future to help this great country succeed.Thank you very much.

第四篇：卡梅倫就任首相發表講話

英保守黨領袖卡梅倫就任首相發表講話

5月11日，在英國倫敦，保守黨領袖卡梅倫在唐寧街10號首相官邸前發表講話。卡梅倫當晚接任首相職務，他應女王伊麗莎白二世的要求著手組建新一屆政府。以下為他的講話全文：

“Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government and I have accepted.女王陛下已經授權予我組建新政府，我已接受了這一任命。

”Before I talk about that new government, let me say something about the one that has just passed.在談論新政府之前，請允許我談一談最近剛剛發生過的一件事情。

“Compared with a decade ago, this country is more open at home and more compassionate abroad and that is something we should all be grateful for and on behalf of the whole country I'd like to pay tribute to the outgoing prime minister for his long record of dedicated public service.與十年前相比，這個國家對內更加開放，對外更加富有同情心，我們都應該為此感到高興。我謹代表這個國家，對長期致力于公共服務的前任首相深表贊揚。”In terms of the future, our country has a hung parliament where no party has an overall majority and we have some deep and pressing problemsand that the politicians are always their servant and never their masters.很明顯，我們的任務之一就是重建對政治體系的信任。是的，這就要求我們清理開支、改革議會、保證對人民的管理并確保政治家始終是人們的公仆，而非主人。“But I believe it is also something else.It is about being honest about what government can achieve.Real change is not what government can do on its ownthat those that can should, and those who can't we will always help.為了實現這樣的社會，不管是對那些能夠做到、愿意做到還是不能做到的人，我們都應該始終給與幫助。

”I want to make sure that my government always looks after the elderly, the frail the poorest in our country.我希望你們知道，我的政府一直在照顧我們國家的老者、弱者和貧困者。

“We must take everyone through with us on some of the difficult decisions we have ahead.我們必須讓大家和我們一起面對一些我們之前曾面對過的困難決定。

”Above all it will be a government that is built on some clear values.Values of freedom, values of fairness, and values of responsibility.總而言之，這將是一個建立在有著清晰價值觀上的政府——這個價值觀就是自由、公平和責任。“I want us to build an economy that rewards work.I want us to build a society with stronger families and stronger communities.And I want a political system that people can trust and look up to once again.我希望我們能夠打造這樣一個讓工作有所回報的經濟體制，我希望我們能夠建設一個擁有更堅固家庭、更完善社區的社會，我希望帶來一個人民能夠信任并且再次令人民尊敬的政治體系。”This is going to be hard and difficult work.A coalition will throw up all sorts of challenges.這需要艱苦卓絕的工作。聯合政府將面對各種各樣的挑戰。“But I believe together we can provide that strong and stable government that our country needs based on those values-rebuilding family, rebuilding community, above all, rebuilding responsibility in our country.但是我堅信，基于這樣的價值觀——重建家庭、重建社區、重建我們國家的責任感，我們能夠提供我們國家所需要的堅強而穩定的政府。

”Those are the things I care about.Those are the things that this government will now start work on doing.這些是我關心的事情，也是這個政府即刻開始致力于處理的事情。“Thank you very much.” 謝謝！

附：戴維·卡梅倫于1966年出生在一個英國貴族家庭，是國王威廉四世的直系后裔。2009年6月，戈登·布朗領導的工黨政府的支持率持續下跌。2010年4月6日，英國宣布解散議會，于5月6日舉行大選。結果雖然保守黨獲勝，但未能取得過半數議席。由于執政工黨未能成功與自由民主黨合組聯合政府，2010年5月11日倫敦時間晚7時，布朗向英女王辭職，并舉薦反對黨領袖卡梅倫組建新政府。在覲見女王后，卡梅倫接任英國首相，并于7時45分于唐寧街10號門外召開記者會，宣布就職，成為英國近二百年來最年輕的首相。

第五篇：卡梅倫在北京大學演講全文

卡梅倫今天下午在北京大學演講之全文

David Cameron ’s speech at Beida University

China

Tuesday 9 November 2010

Twenty five years ago I came to Hong Kong as a student.The year was 1985.Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher had recently signed the historic Joint Declaration.The remarkable story of the successful handover of Hong Kong… …and the great progress Hong Kong has continued to make…

…is an example to the world of what can be achieved when two countries cooperate in confidence and with mutual respect.Since then, China has changed almost beyond recognition.China’s National Anthem famously calls on the people of China to stand up…

Qi lai qi lai(stand up, stand up)

Today the Chinese people are not just standing up in their own country… …they are standing up in the world.No longer can people talk about the global economy…

…without including the country that has grown on average ten per cent a year for three decades.No longer can we talk about trade…

…without the country that is now the world’s largest exporter and third largest importer… And no longer can we debate energy security or climate change…

…without the country that is one of the world’s biggest consumer of energy.China is on course to reclaim, later this century, its position as the world’s biggest economy… …the position it has held for 18 of the last 20 centuries.…and an achievement of which the Chinese people are justly proud.Put simply: China has re-emerged as a great global power.Threat or Opportunity

Now people can react to this in one of two ways.They can see China’s rise as a threat… …or they can see it as an opportunity.They can protect their markets from China… …or open their markets to China.They can try and shut China out…

…or welcome China in, to a new place at the top table of global affairs.There has been a change of Government in Britain and a change of Prime Minister.But on this vital point there is absolute continuity between my government and the Governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.We want a strong relationship with China.Strong on trade.Strong on investment.Strong on dialogue.I made that clear as Leader of the Opposition when I visited Beijing and Chongqing three years ago.And I repeat it as Prime Minister here in China’s capital today.In the argument about how to react to the rise of China… …I say it’s an opportunity.I choose engagement not disengagement.Dialogue not stand-off.Mutual benefit, not zero-sum game.Partnership not protectionism.Britain is the country that argues most passionately for globalisation and free trade.Free trade is in our DNA.And we want trade with China.As much of it as we can get.That’s why I have with me on this visit one of the biggest and most high-powered delegations a British Prime Minister has ever led to China.Just think about some of the prizes that the rise of China could help to bring within our grasp.Strong, and sustainable growth for the global economy.Vital progress on the Doha trade round which could add $170 billion to the global economy.A real chance to get back on track towards a legally binding deal on emissions Unprecedented progress in tackling poverty.China has lifted 500 million people out of poverty in just thirty years.Although there is still a long way to go – that’s more people lifted out of poverty than at any time in human history.You can see the results right across this enormous country.When I worked in Hong Kong briefly in 1985, Shenzhen was barely more than a small town, surrounded by paddy fields and waterways.Today it is a city larger than London.It makes most of the world’s iPods and one in ten of its mobile phones.And there are other benefits too in tackling the world’s most intractable problems.I welcome the fact, for example, that more than 900 Chinese doctors now work in African countries and that in Uganda it is a Chinese pharmaceutical firm that is introducing a new anti-malarial drug.So I want to make the positive case…

…for the world to see China’s rise as an opportunity not a threat.But China needs to help us to make that argument…

…to demonstrate that as your economy grows, so do our shared interests, and our shared responsibilities.We share an interest in China’s integration into the world economy, which is essential for China’s development.If we are to maintain Europe’s openness to China, we must be able to show that China is open to Europe.So we share an interest in an international system governed by rules and norms.We share an interest in effective cooperative governance, including for the world economy.We share an interest in fighting protectionism…

…and in a co-ordinated rebalancing between surplus and deficit countries.These interests, those responsibilities are both economic and political.Let me take each in turn.Economic Responsibilities First, economic responsibilities.Let’s get straight to the point.The world economy has begun to grow again after the crisis.But that growth is very uneven.Led by China, Asia and other emerging markets are growing quickly.But in much of the advanced world growth is slow and fragile and unemployment stubbornly high.We should not be surprised at this.The crisis has damaged many advanced economies and weakened their financial sectors.They face major structural and fiscal adjustments to rebalance their economies.This is true of my own country.We know what steps we need to take to restore the public finances and rebalance our economy towards greater saving and investment and greater exports.And we have begun to take them.But for the world economy to be able to grow strongly again – and to grow without creating the dangerous economic and financial instabilities that led to the crisis, we need more than just adjustment in the advanced world.The truth is that some countries with current account surpluses have been saving too much… …while others like mine with deficits have been saving too little.And the result has been a dangerous tidal wave of money going from one side of the globe to the other.We need a more balanced pattern of global demand and supply, a more balanced pattern of global saving and investment.Now sometimes when you hear people talk about economic imbalances, it can seem as though countries that are successful at exporting are being blamed for their success.That’s absolutely not the case.We all share an interest and a responsibility to co-operate to secure strong and balanced global growth.There is no greater illustration of this than what happened to China as the western banking system collapsed…

…Chinese exports fell 12 per cent…

…growth dropped to its lowest point in more than a decade… …and some 20 million jobs were lost in the Chinese export sector.Changes in the structure of our economies will take time.What is important is that the major economies of the world have a shared vision of the path of this change: what actions countries should avoid;what actions countries need to take and, crucially, over what period it should happen.This is why the G20 – and the meeting in Seoul – is so important.Together we can agree a common approach.We can commit to the necessary actions.We can agree that we will hold each other to account.And just as China played a leading role at the G20 in helping to avert a global depression… …so it can lead now.I know from my discussions with Premier Wen how committed China is to actions to rebalance its economy.China is already talking about moving towards increased domestic consumption… …better healthcare and welfare…

… more consumer goods as its middle class grows…

…and in time introducing greater market flexibility into its exchange rate.This can not be completed overnight… …but it must happen.Let’s be clear about the risks if it does not…

…about what is at stake for China and for the UK – countries that depend on an open global economy.At the worst point of the crisis, we averted protectionism.But at a time of slow growth and high unemployment in many countries those pressures will rise again…

….already you can see them.Countries will increasingly be tempted to try to maximise their own growth and their own employment, at the expense of others.Globalisation – the force that has been so powerful in driving development and bringing huge numbers into the world economy could go into reverse.If we follow that path we will all lose out.The West would lose for sure.But so too would China.For the last two decades, trade has been a very positive factor in China’s re-emergence on the world stage.It has driven amazing growth…

…and raised the living standards of millions.Trade has helped stitch back China’s network of relations with countries across the world.We need to make sure that it does not turn into a negative factor.Just as the West wants greater access to Chinese markets… …so China wants greater access to Western markets… …and it wants market economy status in the EU too.I had very constructive talks with Premier Wen on exactly this issue yesterday.I will make the case for China to get market economy status in the EU…

…but China needs to help, by showing that it is committed to becoming more open, as it becomes more prosperous.And we need to work together to do more to protect intellectual property rights… …because this will give more businesses confidence to come and invest in China.UK companies are uniquely placed to support China’s demand for more high value goods for its consumers.Our Pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai – which won the Gold Award for the best Pavilion design – was a showcase for so many of Britain’s strengths… …from advanced engineering to education…

…from great brands to great pharmaceutical businesses…

…from low carbon to financial services to the creative industries.In all these areas and many more, British companies and British exports can help China deliver the prosperity and progress it seeks.We can be part of China’s development strategy, just as China is part of ours.A true partnership of growth.In recent days, Britain has won new business worth billions of pounds… …involving companies across the UK and cities all over China.…including a deal between Rolls Royce and China Eastern Airlines for 16 Airbus 330 aeroengines worth ￡750 million…

…and inward investments worth in excess of ￡300 million

This is all in addition to at least ￡3bn of business which British companies have secured as part of the Airbus contract concluded with China last week…

…and a further ￡2 billion of investments by Tesco to develop new shopping malls over the next five years.And with nearly 50 of Britain’s most influential culture, education and business leaders joining me on this visit…

…I hope these deals can be just the beginning of a whole new era of bilateral trade between our countries.Achieving this would be a real win-win for our two countries.So if China is prepared to pursue further opening of its markets…

…and to work with Britain and the other G20 countries to rebalance the world economy and take steps over time towards internationalising its currency…

…that will go a long way towards helping the global economy lock in the stability it needs for strong and sustainable growth.And just as importantly, it will go a long way in securing confidence in the global community that China as an economic power is a force for good.Political Responsibilities

But China does not just have new economic power.It has new political power.And that brings new political responsibilities too.What China says – and what China does – really matters.There is barely a global issue that needs resolution, which does not beg the questions: what does China think, and how can China contribute to a solution?

China has attempted to avoid entanglement in global affairs in the past.But China’s size and global reach means that this is no longer a realistic choice.Whether it’s climate change or development, health and education or global security, China is too big and too important now not to play its part.On climate change, an international deal has to be fair.And that means that countries with different histories can’t all be expected to contribute in exactly the same way.But a fair deal also means that all countries contribute… …and all are part of an agreement.And there’s actually a huge opportunity here for China.Because China can really profit from having some of the most efficient green energy in the world.On international security, great powers have a bigger interest than anyone in preserving stability.Take development for example, China is one of the fastest growing investors in Africa… …with a vital influence over whether Africa can become a new source of growth for the world economy.We want to work together to ensure that the money we spend in Africa is not supporting corrupt and intolerant regimes.And the meeting of the UN Security Council which the British Foreign Secretary will chair later this month provides a good opportunity to step up our co-operation on Sudan.As China’s star rises again in the world, so does its stake in a stable and ordered world, in which trade flows freely.Today, China is the world’s second biggest importer of oil, and Sudan is one of your most important suppliers.So China has a direct national interest in working for stability in Sudan.And four fifths of your oil imports pass through the Malacca Straits.So like Britain and the other big trading nations, you depend on open sea lanes.And like us, your stability and prosperity depends in part on the stability and prosperity of others.Whether it’s nuclear proliferation, a global economic crisis or the rise of international terrorism, today’s threats to our security do not respect geographical boundaries.The proliferation of nuclear material endangers lives in Nanjing as well as New York.China is playing an active role in helping to prevent conflagration over North Korea.We have been working with China in the UN Security Council to keep up the pressure on Iran … …and China’s continuing role here is vital if we are to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.In your own region, I believe China can work with us to improve the situation for the Burmese people.And China is one of the few countries that Burma will listen to on this point.But political responsibilities are not just about how one country interacts with another… …those responsibilities also apply to the way a country empowers its own people.Political Perspectives

It is undeniable that greater economic freedom has contributed to China’s growing economic strength.As China’s economy generates higher living standards and more choice for Chinese people, there is inevitably debate within China about the relationship between greater economic freedom and greater political freedom.I recognise that we approach these issues with different perspectives.I understand too that being in government is a huge challenge.I’m finding that running a country of 60 million people.So I can only begin to imagine what it is like leading a country of 1.3 billion.I realise this presents challenges of a different order of magnitude.When I came here last I was Britain’s Leader of the Opposition.Now we’ve had a General Election.It produced a Coalition Government, which combines two different political parties – the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats – with different histories and political philosophies, working together for the good of our country.The Labour Party is now the official Opposition, with a constitutional duty to hold the new Government publicly to account.Indeed if I were not in Beijing this Wednesday afternoon, I would be preparing for my weekly session of Prime Minister’s questions in the House of Commons, where MPs question me freely about the whole range of government policy.All the time the government is subject to the rule of law.These are constraints on the government, and at times they can be frustrating when the Courts take a view with which the government differs…

…but ultimately we believe that they make our government better and our country stronger.Through the media, the public get to hear directly from people who hold different views from the government.That can be difficult at times, too.But we believe that the better informed the British public is about the issues affecting our society… …the easier it is, ultimately, for the British government to come to sensible decisions and to develop robust policies that command the confidence of our people.I make these observations not because I believe that we have some moral superiority.Our own society is not perfect.There is still injustice which we must work hard to tackle.We are far from immune from poverty and the ills that afflict every nation on earth.But in arguing for a strong relationship between our countries, I want a relationship in which we can be open with each other, in which we can have constructive dialogue of give and take in a spirit of tolerance and mutual respect.The rise in economic freedom in China in recent years has been hugely beneficial to China and to the world.I hope that in time this will lead to a greater political opening…

…because I am convinced that the best guarantor of prosperity and stability is for economic and political progress to go in step together.In some respects it already has.Ordinary Chinese people today have more freedom over where they live… …what job they do… …and where they travel… …than ever before.People blog and text more.It’s right to recognise this progress.But it’s right also that Britain should be open with China on issues where, no doubt partly because of our different history and culture, we continue to take a different view.There is no secret that we disagree on some issues, especially around human rights.We don’t raise these issues to make to us look good, or to flaunt publicly that we have done so.We raise them because the British people expect us to, and because we have sincere and deeply held concerns.And I am pleased that we have agreed the next human rights dialogue between our two governments for January.Because in the end, being able to talk through these issues – however difficult – makes our relationship stronger.Conclusion

So let me finish where I began.China’s success – and continued success – is good for Britain and good for the world.It’s not in our national interests for China to stumble… …or for the Chinese economy to suffer a reverse.We have to make the case…

….and I hope China will help us make the case…

….that as China gets richer, it does not follow that the rest of the world will get poorer.It is simply not true that as China rises again in the world, others must necessarily decline.Globalisation is not a zero sum game.If we manage things properly, if we win the arguments for free trade, if we find a way to better regulation, we can both grow together.But if we don’t, we will both suffer.I referred earlier to Britain’s Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, “the Dandelion”

We are extremely proud that it won a coveted prize, and that it proved so popular with Chinese visitors.It is, in its way, a symbol of the strength and the potential in our relationship.Two different countries, past and future Olympic hosts, on far sides of the world, sowing the seeds of a flourishing relationship in the future, a relationship which has the potential to grow and to bloom.Proof, perhaps, that Confucius was right when he said… …“within the four seas all men are brothers” Yes, there we will be storms to weather.Yes, there will be perils to overcome.Yes, we will have to persevere.But it will be worth it – for Britain, for China and for the world.From: November 10 http://www.number10.gov.uk/