返回首页
当前位置: 主页 > 新闻资讯 >

Remarks by President Barack Obama at Suntory Hall(4)

时间:2011-12-29 22:25来源: 作者:admin 点击:
For decades, the United States has had one of the most open markets in the world, and that openness has helped to fuel the success of so many countries in this region and others over the last century
  

For decades, the United States has had one of the most open markets in the world, and that openness has helped to fuel the success of so many countries in this region and others over the last century.  In this new era, opening other markets around the globe will be critical not just to America's prosperity, but to the world's, as well.

An integral part of this new strategy is working towards an ambitious and balanced Doha agreement -- not any agreement, but an agreement that will open up markets and increase exports around the world.  We are ready to work with our Asian partners to see if we can achieve that objective in a timely fashion -- and we invite our regional trading partners to join us at the table. 

We also believe that continued integration of the economies of this region will benefit workers, consumers, and businesses in all our nations.  Together, with our South Korean friends, we will work through the issues necessary to move forward on a trade agreement with them.  The United States will also be engaging with the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries with the goal of shaping a regional agreement that will have broad-based membership and the high standards worthy of a 21st century trade agreement. 

Working in partnership, this is how we can sustain this recovery and advance our common prosperity.  But it's not enough to pursue growth that is balanced.  We also need growth that is sustainable -- for our planet and the future generations that will live here.

Already, the United States has taken more steps to combat climate change in 10 months than we have in our recent history -- (applause) -- by embracing the latest science, by investing in new energy, by raising efficiency standards, forging new partnerships, and engaging in international climate negotiations. In short, America knows there is more work to do -- but we are meeting our responsibility, and will continue to do so.

And that includes striving for success in Copenhagen.  I have no illusions that this will be easy, but the contours of a way forward are clear.  All nations must accept their responsibility.  Those nations, like my own, who have been the leading emitters must have clear reduction targets.  Developing countries will need to take substantial actions to curb their emissions, aided by finance and technology.  And there must be transparency and accountability for domestic actions.

Each of us must do what we can to grow our economies without endangering our planet -- and we must do it together.  But the good news is that if we put the right rules and incentives in place, it will unleash the creative power of our best scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs.  It will lead to new jobs, new businesses, and entire new industries.  And Japan has been at the forefront on this issue.  We are looking forward to being a important partner with you as we achieve this critical global goal.  (Applause.) 

Yet, even as we confront this challenge of the 21st century, we must also redouble our efforts to meet a threat to our security that is the legacy of the 20th century -- the danger posed by nuclear weapons.  

In Prague, I affirmed America's commitment to rid the world of nuclear weapons, and laid out a comprehensive agenda to pursue this goal.  (Applause.)  I am pleased that Japan has joined us in this effort, for no two nations on Earth know better what these weapons can do, and together we must seek a future without them. This is fundamental to our common security, and this is a great test of our common humanity.  Our very future hangs in the balance.

Now, let me be clear:  So long as these weapons exist, the United States will maintain a strong and effective nuclear deterrent that guarantees the defense of our allies -- including South Korea and Japan.  (Applause.)

But we must recognize that an escalating nuclear arms race in this region would undermine decades of growth and prosperity. So we are called upon to uphold the basic bargain of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -- that all nations have a right to peaceful nuclear energy; that nations with nuclear weapons have a responsibility to move toward nuclear disarmament; and those without nuclear weapons have a responsibility to forsake them.

Indeed, Japan serves as an example to the world that true peace and power can be achieved by taking this path.  (Applause.) For decades, Japan has enjoyed the benefits of peaceful nuclear energy, while rejecting nuclear arms development -- and by any measure, this has increased Japan's security and enhanced its position.

To meet our responsibilities and to move forward with the agenda I laid out in Prague, we have passed, with the help of Japan, a unanimous U.N. Security Council resolution embracing this international effort.  We are pursuing a new agreement with Russia to reduce our nuclear stockpiles.  We will work to ratify and bring into force the test ban treaty.  (Applause.)  And next year at our Nuclear Security Summit, we will advance our goal of securing all the world's vulnerable nuclear materials within four years.


【免费咨询报名电话:010-6801 7975】

咨询报名MSN:xueliedu@hotmail.com
试一试网上报名
咨询报名QQ:
中专升大专 中专升本科 高升专 高升本 专升本 自考在线老师
1505847972 1256358232 1363884583 1902839745 800072298 754854002
中专升大专 中专升本科 高升专 高升本 专升本 自考

数据统计中!!
顶一下
(0)
0%
踩一下
(0)
0%
------分隔线----------------------------
报名咨询方式
免费咨询报名热线:010-5128 0865
咨询报名QQ:172656761
咨询报名MSN:xueliedu@hotmail.com
免费咨询专升本 自考本科自考专科自考专升本 出国留学 昌平校区在线咨询:自考本科,自考学历国家承认! msn在线咨询
推荐内容
专升本,高升本,自考,成考