inthe21stcentury--yourcentury--chinaandtheunitedstateswillfacethechallengeofsecurityinasia.onthekoreanpeniula,whereoncewewereadversaries,todayweareworkingtogetherforapermanentpeaceandafuturefreerofnuclearweapo.
ontheindiansubcontinent,justasmostoftherestoftheworldismovingawayfromnucleardanger,indiaandpakistanriskarkinganewarmsrace.wearenowpursuingacommonstrategytomoveindiaandpakistanawayfromfurthertestingandtowardadialoguetoresolvetheirdifferences.
inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationmustfacethechallengeofstoingthereadofdeadliernuclear,chemical,andbiologicalweapo.inthewronghandsorthewrongplaces,theseweapocanthreatenthepeaceofnatiolargeandsmall.increasingly,chinaandtheunitedstatesagreeontheimportanceofstoingproliferation.thatiswhywearebegiingtoactinconcerttocontroltheworldsmostdangerousweapo.
inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationwillhavetoreversetheinternationaltideofcrimeanddrugs.aroundtheworld,organizedcrimeropeopleofbillioofdollarseveryyearandunderminestrustingovernment.americaknowsallaboutthedevastationanddeairthatdrugscanbringtoschoolsandneighborhoods.withbordersonmorethanadozencountries,chinahasbecomeacroroadforsmugglersofallkinds.
lastyear,presidentjiangandiaskedseniorchineseandamericanlawenforcementofficialstostepupourcooperationagaitthesepredators,tostopmoneyfrombeinglaundered,tostopaliefrombeingcruellysmuggled,tostopcurrenciesfrombeingunderminedbycounterfeiting.justthismonth,ourdrugenforcementagencyopenedanofficeinbeijing,andsoonchinesecounternarcoticsexpertswillbeworkingoutofwashington.
inthe21stcentury,yourgenerationmustmakeityourmiiontoeurethattoday''sprogredoesnotcomeattomorrow''sexpee.china''sremarkablegrowthinthelasttwodecadeshascomewithatoxiccost,pollutantsthatfoulthewateryoudrinkandtheairyoubreathe--thecostisnotonlyenvironmental,itisalsoseriousintermsofthehealthcoequenceso