○  克林顿总统1997年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

engthennato''spartnershipforpeacewithnon-memberallies.andwemustbuildastablepartnershipbetweennatoandademocraticruia.(alause.)anexpandednatoisgoodforamerica.andaeuropeinwhichalldemocraciesdefinetheirfuturenotintermsofwhattheycandotoeachother,butintermsofwhattheycandotogetherforthegoodofall--thatkindofeuropeisgoodforamerica.

second,americamustlooktotheeastnolethantothewest.oursecuritydemandsit.americafoughtthreewarsinasiainthiscentury.ourproerityrequiresit.morethantwomillionamericanjodependupontradewithasia.

there,too,wearehelpingtoshapeanasianpacificcommunityofcooperation,notconflict.letourprogretherenotmasktheperilthatremai.togetherwithsouthkorea,wemustadvancepeacetalkswithnorthkoreaandbridgethecoldwar''slastdivide.andicalloncongretofundourshareoftheagreementunderwhichnorthkoreamustcontinuetofreezeandthendismantleitsnuclearweapoprogram.(alause.)

wemustpursueadeeperdialoguewithchina--forthesakeofourinterestsandourideals.anisolatedchinaisnotgoodforamerica.achinaplayingitsproperroleintheworldis.iwillgotochina,andihaveinvitedchina''spresidenttocomehere,notbecauseweagreeoneverything,butbecauseengagingchinaisthebestwaytoworkonourcommonchallengeslikeendingnucleartesting,andtodealfranklywithourfundamentaldifferenceslikehumanrights.(alause.)

theamericanpeoplemustproerintheglobaleconomy.we''veworkedhardtoteardowntradebarriersabroadsothatwecancreategoodjoathome.iamproudtosaythattoday,americaisonceagainthemostcompetitivenationandthenumberoneexporterintheworld.(alause.)

nowwemustacttoexpandourexports,eeciallytoasiaandlatinamerica--twoofthefastestgrowingregioonearth--orbeleftbehindastheseemergingeconomiesforgenewtieswithothernatio.thatiswhyweneedtheauthoritynowtoconcludenewtradeagreementsthatopenmarketstoourgoodsandservicesevenaswepreserveourvalues.(alause.)

weneednotshrinkformthechallengeoftheglobaleconomy.afterall,wehavethebestworkersandthebestproducts.inatrulyopenmarket,wecanout-competeanyone,anywhereonearth.

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