butglobalizationisaboutmorethaneconomics.ourpurposemustbetobringtogethertheworldaroundfreedomanddemocracyandpeace,andtooosethosewhowouldtearitapart.herearethefundamentalchallengesibelieveamericamustmeettoshapethe21stcenturyworld.
first,wemustcontinuetoencourageourformeradversaries,ruiaandchina,toemergeasstable,proerous,democraticnatio.botharebeingheldbacktodayfromreachingtheirfullpotential:ruiabythelegacyofcommunism,aneconomyinturmoil,acruelandself-defeatingwarinchechnya;chinabytheillusionthatitcanbuystabilityattheexpeeoffreedom.
butthinkhowmuchhaschangedinthepastdecade:5,000formersovietnuclearweapotakenoutofcommiioruiansoldiersactuallyservingwithoursinthebalkaruianpeopleelectingtheirleadersforthefirsttimeinathousandyearandinchina,aneconomymoreopentotheworldthaneverbefore.
ofcourse,noone,notasinglepersoninthischambertonight,canknowforsurewhatdirectionthesegreatnatiowilltake.butwedoknowforsurethatwecanchoosewhatwedo.andweshoulddoeverythinginourpowertoincreasethechancethattheywillchoosewisely,tobecotructivemembersofourglobalcommunity.
that''swhyweshouldsuortthoseruiawhoarestrugglingforademocratic,proerousfuture;continuetoreducebothournucleararsenalandhelpruiatosafeguardweapoandmaterialsthatremain.
andthat''swhyibelievecongreshouldsuorttheagreementwenegotiatedtobringchinaintothewto,bypaingpermanentnormaltraderelatiowithchinaassoonaspoiblethisyear.(alause.)
ithinkyououghttodoitfortworeaso.firstofall,ourmarketsarealreadyopentochina;thisagreementwillopenchina''smarketstous.(alause.)and,second,itwillplainlyadvancethecauseofpeaceinasiaandpromotethecauseofchangeinchina.no,wedon''tknowwhereit''sgoing.allwecandoisdecidewhatwe''regoingtodo.butwhenallissaidanddone,weneedtoknowwedideverythingwepoiblycouldtomaximizethechancethatchinawillchoosetherightfuture.(alause.)
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