ibelievebothchineseandamericaairetomanyofthesamethings:toprovideforourfamilies,toteachourchildren,tobuildourcommunities,toprotectoureath,toshapeourownfuturesandpabrighterpoibilitiesontoourchildren.
theremaybethosehereandbackinamericawhowonderwhetherclosertiesanddeeperfriendshipbetweenamericaandchinaaregood.clearlytheawerisyes.wehaveapowerfulabilitytohelpeachothergrow.wecanlearnmuchfromeachother.andastwogreatnatiowehaveaecialreoibilitytothefutureoftheworld.thestewetakeoverthenextweekcanleadtofargreaterstridesforourpeopleintheyearsahead.
hereinthiscityofyourmagnificenthistorywemustalwaysrememberthatwetooareancestors.somedayourchildrenandtheirchildrenwillaskifwedidallwecouldtobuildjustsocietiesandamorepeacefulworld.letourmonumentbetheirjudgementthatwedidthat.letourprogreincludeallpeoplewithalltheirdifferencesmovingtowardacommondestiny.letusgivenewmeaningtothewordswrittenintheancientbookofrightswhatyoucallthe
liji:"whenthegreatwayisfollowed,allunderheavenwillbeequal."xie,xie.thankyouverymuch.