習近平在布魯日歐洲學院的演講（雙語）

習近平在布魯日歐洲學院的演講（雙語）

 

當地時間4月1日，國家主席習近平在比利時布魯日歐洲學院發表重要演講。

尊敬的菲力浦國王夫婦，

尊敬的范龍佩主席，

尊敬的迪呂波首相，

尊敬的德維戈主席、莫納爾院長，

尊敬的各位使節，

老師們，同學們，

女士們，先生們，朋友們：

大家好！

Your majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, President Herman Van Rompuy, Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner Maria Damanaki, Governor Carl De Caluwe, Mayor Renaat Landuyt, President Mandasca de Vico, Rector Jorg Monar, diplomatic envoys, faculty members and students, ladies and gentlemen, friends, good morning.

很高興來到歐洲學院同大家見面。首先，我向學院的老師們、同學們，向各位關心和支援中國發展的歐洲朋友們，致以誠摯的問候和良好的祝願！

It is a great pleasure for me to come to the College of Europe and meet with faculty members and students. First of all, my warm greetings and best wishes to you and all those in Europe who have shown interest in and support to the development of China.

在弗拉芒語中，布魯日就是“橋”的意思。橋不僅方便了大家的生活，同時也是溝通、理解、友誼的象徵。我這次歐洲之行，就是希望同歐洲朋友一道，在亞歐大陸架起一座友誼和合作之橋。

In the Flemish language, Bruges means a bridge. A bridge not only makes life more convenient, it could also be a symbol of communication, understanding and friendship. I have come to Europe to build, together with our European friends, a bridge of friendship and cooperation across the Eurasian continent.

剛才，我和菲力浦國王夫婦一起，參觀了位於根特的沃爾沃汽車工廠。這家工廠是比利時最大的汽車生產企業，也是中國、比利時、瑞典三方經濟技術合作的典範，在“中國投資”和“歐洲技術”之間架起了一座互利共贏的橋樑。

Before coming here, I visited a Volvo planting Gent together with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. Volvo Car Gent, the largest car manufacturer in Belgium, has become a model of economic and technological cooperation between China, Belgium and Sweden. it has actually set up a bridge linking Chinese investment with European technology. What it leads to is mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.

歐洲學院誕生於第二次世界大戰結束之後，是人們反思戰爭、渴望和平的產物。人類歷史總是伴隨著戰爭魔咒。第二次世界大戰的慘烈，促使歐洲人民痛定思痛，在讓·莫內、羅伯特·舒曼等一批政治家領導下，開始聯合自強，為實現持久和平與繁榮而奮鬥。

The College of Europe was created after the end of World War Two, as a result of people's reflection of the war and their yearning for peace. Human history has far too often been haunted by the spectre of war. Having suffered by the calamity of World War Two, people in Europe began to think over the past misery and started to unite under the leadership of statemen like Jean Monnet and Robert Schuman in the joint pursuit for lasting peace and prosperity.

經過半個多世紀發展，歐洲學院不僅成為歐盟的重要智庫，而且成為“歐洲政治精英的搖籃”。范龍佩先生說，歐洲學院“始終位於歐洲一體化的核心”，體現了“在戰爭廢墟上誕生的歐洲信念”。

Today, after more than 50 years of development, the College of Europe has not only served as an important think tank for the European Union but also become the cradle of political elites of Europe. In the words of President Van Rompuy, the college has always been at the heart of European integration, as it is in itself an expression of the faith of Europe born out of the ruins of war.

老師們、同學們！

就在歐洲學院成立的1949年，中華人民共和國成立了，中華民族的發展從此開啟了新的歷史紀元。

Faculty members and students, in 1949 when the College of Europe was established, the People's Republic of China was founded, heralding a new historical era in development of the Chinese nation.

1975年，周恩來總理和索姆斯爵士審時度勢，作出了中歐建交的決定。現在，中歐建立了全面戰略夥伴關係，在60多個領域建立了對話磋商機制；2013年雙方貿易額達到5591億美元，雙方每年人員往來500多萬人次，留學生總數近30萬人。中歐關係已經成為世界上最具影響力的雙邊關係之一。

Later in 1975, late Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and Sir Christopher Soames acting on the assessment of the world situation then, decided that China and the European economic community should establish diplomatic relations. The day China and the EU have a comprehensive strategic partnership; we have established dialogue and a consultation mechanism in over 60 areas. Our trade last year reached 559.1 billion U.S. dollars. Over 5 million visits are exchanged each year. And about 300,000 of our students are studying overseas, either in Europe, or in China. The relationship between China and EU has become one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world.

同時，我們也要看到，中歐關係發展空間還很大，潛力還遠遠沒有發揮出來。為了把中歐關係推向前進，中方需要加深對歐洲的瞭解，歐方也需要加深對中國的瞭解。歷史是現實的根源，任何一個國家的今天都來自昨天。只有瞭解一個國家從哪裡來，才能弄懂這個國家今天怎麼會是這樣而不是那樣，也才能搞清楚這個國家未來會往哪裡去和不會往哪裡去。

Having said that we should not forget that there's still great room for the growth of China-EU relations, and the potential is yet to be fully tapped. To move our relationship forward, China needs to know more about Europe, and Europe needs to know more about China. For any country in the world, the past always holds the key to the present, and the present is always rooted in the past. Only when we know where a country has come from, could we possibly understand why the country is what it is today. And only then could we realise to which direction it's heading. So let me use this opportunity to describe to you what a country China is.

借此機會，我想給大家談談中國是一個什麼樣的國家，希望有助於大家觀察中國、研究中國、認識中國。介紹中國是一個很大的課題，我選擇中國幾個最顯著的特點來講講。

I hope it will be helpful to you as you try to observe, understand and study China. Of course, a thorough account of the country would be too big a topic for today. So as president Van Rompuy said, China and Europe are two big books they can never finish reading. So I will just focus on the following few features of China.

第一，中國是有著悠久文明的國家。在世界幾大古代文明中，中華文明是沒有中斷、延續發展至今的文明，已經有5000多年歷史了。我們的祖先在幾千年前創造的文字至今仍在使用。2000多年前，中國就出現了諸子百家的盛況，老子、孔子、墨子等思想家上究天文、下窮地理，廣泛探討人與人、人與社會、人與自然關係的真諦，提出了博大精深的思想體系。他們提出的很多理念，如孝悌忠信、禮義廉恥、仁者愛人、與人為善、天人合一、道法自然、自強不息等，至今仍然深深影響著中國人的生活。中國人看待世界、看待社會、看待人生，有自己獨特的價值體系。中國人獨特而悠久的精神世界，讓中國人具有很強的民族自信心，也培育了以愛國主義為核心的民族精神。

First, China has a time honored civilization. Of the world's ancient civilizations, the Chinese civilization has spanned over 5,000 years and continued uninterrupted to this day. The Chinese characters, invented by our ancestors several millennia ago, are still being used today. Over 2,000 year ago, there was an era of great intellectual accomplishment in China, which is referred to as the period of 100 masters and schools of thought. Great thinkers such as Laotze, confucius and Motze, to name just a few, explored wide range of topics from the universe to the earth, and from men's relations with nature, to relations amongst human beings, and to that between the individuals and society. The extensive and profound schools of thoughts they established covered many important ideas, such as the moral injuction of fidelity to one's parents and brothers, and to the monarch and friends. The sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor, the emphasis on benevolence and kindness towards fellow human beings and believe that men should be in harmony with nature, follow nature's course, and constently pursue self perfection. These values and teachings still carry a profound impact on Chinese people's way of life today, underpinning the unique value systems in the Chinese outlook of the world, of society, and of life itself. And this unique and time honored intellectual legacy, has instilled a strong sense of national confidence in the Chinese people, and nurtured a national spirit with patriotism at a very core.

第二，中國是經歷了深重苦難的國家。在工業革命發生前的幾千年時間裡，中國經濟、科技、文化一直走在世界的第一方陣之中。近代以後，中國的封建統治者夜郎自大、閉關鎖國，導致中國落後於時代發展步伐，中國逐步成為半殖民地半封建社會。外國列強入侵不斷，中國社會動盪不已，人民生活極度貧困。窮則思變，亂則思定。中國人民經過逾百年前赴後繼的不屈抗爭，付出幾千萬人傷亡的巨大犧牲，終於掌握了自己的命運。中國人民對被侵略、被奴役的歷史記憶猶新，尤其珍惜今天的生活。中國人民希望和平、反對戰爭，所以始終奉行獨立自主的和平外交政策，堅持不干涉別國內政、也不允許別人干涉中國內政。我們過去一直是這樣做的，今後也會這樣做下去。

Second, China has gone through many vicissitudes. Several thousand years before the industrial revolution, China had been leading the world in economic, technological, and cultural development. However, feudal rulers of the 18th and 19th centuries closed the door of China in boldful ignorance. And China was since left behind in the trend of development and subdued to a semi-colonial and semi-fuedal society. As a result of incessant foreign invasions thereafter, China experienced a great social turmoil, and its people had to live a life of extreme detestation. Poverty prompted a call for change, and people experiencing turmoil are aspired by stability. After a hundred years of persistent and unyielding struggle, the Chinese people, sacrificing of loss of tens of millions lives, ultimately took their destiny back to their own hands. Nevertheless, the memory of foreign evasions and bullying has never been erased from the minds of Chinese people. And that explains why we cherish so dear the life we live today. The Chinese people want peace, we do not want war. This is the reason why China follows an independent foreign policy of peace. China is committed to non-interference to other countries’ internal affairs. And China will not allow others to interfere in its own affairs. This is the position that we have upheld in the past. It is what we will continue to uphold in the future.

第三，中國是實行中國特色社會主義的國家。1911年，孫中山先生領導的辛亥革命，推翻了統治中國幾千年的君主專制制度。舊的制度推翻了，中國向何處去？中國人苦苦尋找適合中國國情的道路。君主立憲制、復辟帝制、議會制、多黨制、總統制都想過了、試過了，結果都行不通。最後，中國選擇了社會主義道路。在建設社會主義實踐中，我們有成功也有失誤，甚至發生過嚴重曲折。改革開放以後，在鄧小平先生領導下，我們從中國國情和時代要求出發，探索和開拓國家發展道路，形成了中國特色社會主義，提出要建設社會主義市場經濟、民主政治、先進文化、和諧社會、生態文明，維護社會公平正義，促進人的全面發展，堅持和平發展，全面建成小康社會，進而實現現代化，逐步實現全體人民共同富裕。獨特的文化傳統，獨特的歷史命運，獨特的國情，注定了中國必然走適合自己特點的發展道路。我們走出了這樣一條道路，並且取得了成功。

Third, China is a socialist country with Chinese characteristics. In 1911, the revolution led by Doctor Sun Yiet-Sien overthrew the old system. But once the old system was gone, where China would go became the question. The Chinese people then started exploring alone and hard for the path that would suit China's national conditions. They experimented with constitutional monarchy, imperial restoration, parlimentarism, multi-party system and presidential government. Yet, nothing really worked. Finally, China took on the path of socialism. Admittedly, in the process of building socialism, we have had successful experience, and so made mistakes. We even suffered serious setbacks. After reform and opening up was launched under the leadership of Mr. Deng Xiaoping, we have acted in line with China's national conditions, and the trend of times, explored and blazed a trail of development, and established socialism with Chinese characteristics. Our aim is to build a socialist market economy, democracy, and the vast culture, a harmonious society, and a sound eco-system; uphold social equity and justice, promote all round development of the people, pursuit peaceful development, complete the building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and eventually achieve modernization and prosperity for all. The uniqueness of China's culture, tradition, history and circumstances determine that China needs to follow a development path that suits its own reality. In fact we have found such a path, and achieved success along this path.

第四，中國是世界上最大的發展中國家。中國發展取得了歷史性進步，經濟總量已經躍升到世界第二位。作為有著13億多人口的國家，中國用幾十年的時間走完了發達國家幾百年走過的發展歷程，無疑是值得驕傲和自豪的。同時，我們也清醒認識到，中國經濟總量雖大，但除以13億多人口，人均國內生產總值還排在世界第八十位左右。中國城鄉低保人口有7400多萬人，每年城鎮新增勞動力有1000多萬人，幾億農村勞動力需要轉移就業和落戶城鎮，還有8500多萬殘疾人。根據世界銀行的標準，中國還有2億多人口生活在貧困線以下，這差不多相當於法國、德國、英國人口的總和。今年春節前後的40天裡，中國航空、鐵路、公路承載了大約36億人次的流動，相當於每天都有9000萬人在流動之中。所以，讓13億多人都過上好日子，還需要付出長期的艱苦努力。中國目前的中心任務依然是經濟建設，並在經濟發展的基礎上推動社會全面進步。

Fourth, China is the world's biggest developing country. China has made historic progress in development. It is now the second largest economy in the world. It has achieved in several decades what took developed countries centuries to achieve. This is without doubt a proud achievement for a country whose population exceeds 1.3 billion. In the mean time, we are clearly aware that the large size of China's economy, when divided by 1.3 billion, will send China to around the 80th place in terms of per capita GDP. In China, over 74 million people rely on basic living allowances. Each year, more than 10 million urban people will join the job market. And several hundred million rural people need to be transferred to non-agricultural jobs, and settle down in urban areas. More than 85 million people are with disabilities. And more than 200 million people are still living under the poverty line set by the World Bank. And that is roughly the population of France, Germany and UK combined. In the 40-day long season of the last Chinese new year, China's airlines, railroads and highways transported 3.6 billion passengers, which means 90 million people were on the move each day. Therefore, to make the lives of the 1.3 billion Chinese people more comfortable requires still arduous efforts for years to come. Economic development remains the top priority for China, and we still need to work on that basis to achieve social progress in all areas.

第五，中國是正在發生深刻變革的國家。我們的先人早就提出了“天行健，君子以自強不息”的思想，強調要“苟日新，日日新，又日新”。在激烈的國際競爭中前行，就如同逆水行舟，不進則退。改革是由問題倒逼而產生，又在不斷解決問題中而深化。我們強調，改革開放只有進行時、沒有完成時。中國已經進入改革的深水區，需要解決的都是難啃的硬骨頭，這個時候需要“明知山有虎，偏向虎山行”的勇氣，不斷把改革推向前進。我們推進改革的原則是膽子要大、步子要穩。“圖難於其易，為大於其細。天下難事，必作于易；天下大事，必作於細。”隨著中國改革不斷推進，中國必將繼續發生深刻變化。同時，我也相信，中國全面深化改革，不僅將為中國現代化建設提供強大推動力量，而且將為世界帶來新的發展機遇。

Fifth, China is a country undergoing profound changes. Our ancestors told us that as heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self perfection. And that if one can make things better for one day, he should make them better every day. Being faced with fierce international competition, this like sailing against the current, when either forges ahead or falls behind. Reform which was first falls upon us by problems, goes deeper, in addressing the problems. We know keenly that reform and opening up is an ongoing process that we will never stop. China's reform has entered a deep water zone, where problems crying to be resolved are all difficult ones. What we need is the courage to move the reform forward to use a Chinese saying we must get ready to going to the mountain, being fully aware at there might be tigers to encounter. The principle we have laid down for reform is to act with courage while moving forward with steady steps. As we say in China, he who wants to accomplish a bigger and difficult undertaking, he should start with easier things first and make sure that all details are attended to. With the deepening of reform , China will continue to undergo profound changes. I believe that our efforts of deepening reform comprehensively will not only provide strong momentum for China’s modernization drive, but also bring new development opportunities to the world.

總之，觀察和認識中國，歷史和現實都要看，物質和精神也都要看。中華民族5000多年文明史，中國人民近代以來170多年鬥爭史，中國共產黨90多年奮鬥史，中華人民共和國60多年發展史，改革開放30多年探索史，這些歷史一脈相承，不可割裂。脫離了中國的歷史，脫離了中國的文化，脫離了中國人的精神世界，脫離了當代中國的深刻變革，是難以正確認識中國的。

To observe and understand China properly, one needs to bear in mind both China's past and present and draw reference both China's accomplishments and Chinese way of thinking. The 5,000 year long Chinese civilization, the 170 year struggle by the Chinese people's since modern times, the 90 year plus journey of the Communist Party of China, the 60 year plus development of the people's republic of China, and 30 year plus reform and opening up, should all be taken into account, that each makes an integral part of China's history and none should be taken out of historical context. One can hardly understand China well without a proper understanding of China's history, culture, Chinese way of thinking, and the profound changes taking place in China today.

世界是多向度發展的，世界歷史更不是單線式前進的。中國不能全盤照搬別國的政治制度和發展模式，否則的話不僅會水土不服，而且會帶來災難性後果。2000多年前中國人就認識到了這個道理：“橘生淮南則為橘，生於淮北則為枳，葉徒相似，其實味不同。所以然者何？水土異也。”

The world's development is multi-dimensional, and its history is never a lenient movement. China cannot copy the political system or development model of other countries. Because it would not fit us, and it might even lead to catastrophic consequences. The Chinese people over 2,000 years ago had come to understand this from a simple fact that a tasty orange grown in southern China would turn sour once it is grown in the north. The food may look the same but the taste is quite different because the north means different location and different climate.

有一個法國作家說，朋友看朋友是透明的，他們彼此交換生命。希望我的介紹能夠讓中國在你們眼前更透明一些。我也真誠希望，歐洲學院能夠培養出大批瞭解中國、理解中國的人才，為中歐關係發展源源不斷提供人才和智力支撐。

A French writer once said that friends are transparent to friends because they exchange life. I hope what I just shared with you could draw for you a more transparent picture of China. I also sincerely hope that college of Europe will produce a large number of talents who know and understand China well, so as to provide a constant source of talent and intellectual support for the growth of China-Europe relations.

老師們、同學們！

中國和歐洲雖然遠隔萬里，但都生活在同一個時間、同一個空間之內，生活息息相關。當前，中歐都處於發展的關鍵時期，都面臨著前所未有的機遇和挑戰。剛才，我說到我們希望同歐洲朋友一道，在亞歐大陸架起一座友誼和合作之橋。我們要共同努力建造和平、增長、改革、文明四座橋樑，建設更具全球影響力的中歐全面戰略夥伴關係。

Faculty members, students, China and Europe may seem far apart geographically, but we are in fact in the same time, at the same space. I even feel that we are close to each other as if in the same neighborhood. Both China and Europe are in the crucial stage of development, and are facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. As I just said, I hope to work with our European friends, to build a bridge of friendship and cooperation across the Euro-Asian continent. For that we need to build four bridges, for peace, growth, reform and progress of civilization, so that China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership will take on even greater global significance.

——我們要建設和平穩定之橋，把中歐兩大力量連接起來。中國和歐盟面積占世界十分之一，人口占世界四分之一，在聯合國安理會擁有3個常任理事國席位。要和平不要戰爭、要多邊不要單邊、要對話不要對抗是雙方的共識。我們要加強在全球性問題上的溝通和協調，為維護世界和平穩定發揮關鍵性作用。文明文化可以傳播，和平發展也可以傳播。中國願意同歐盟一道，讓和平的陽光碟機走戰爭的陰霾，讓繁榮的篝火溫暖世界經濟的春寒，促進全人類走上和平發展、合作共贏的道路。

We need to build a bridge of peace and stability, linking the two strong forces of China and EU. Together china and the EU take up one tenth of total area of the earth, and one fourth of the world's population. Together we take three seats on the United Nations Security Council. We all need peace, multilateralism and dialogue, instead of war, unilateralism, and confrontation. We need to enhance communication and coordination on global issues, and play a key role in safeguarding world peace and stability. Civilizations and culture can spread, and so can peace and development. China stands ready to work with the EU to let the sunlight of peace drive away the shadow of war, and the bonfire of prosperity warm up the global economy in the cold early spring, and enable the whole mankind to embark on the path of peaceful development and win-win cooperation.

——我們要建設增長繁榮之橋，把中歐兩大市場連接起來。中國和歐盟經濟總量占世界三分之一，是世界最重要的兩大經濟體。我們要共同堅持市場開放，加快投資協定談判，積極探討自由貿易區建設，努力實現到2020年雙方貿易額達到10000億美元的宏偉目標。我們還要積極探討把中歐合作和絲綢之路經濟帶建設結合起來，以構建亞歐大市場為目標，讓亞歐兩大洲人員、企業、資金、技術活起來、火起來，使中國和歐盟成為世界經濟增長的雙引擎。

We need to build a bridge of growth and prosperity linking the two big markets of China and Europe. China and EU are two most important economies in the world, with our combined economies accounting for one third of the global economy. We must uphold open markets, speed up negotiations on investment agreements, actively explore the possibility of a free trade area, and strive to achieve the ambitious goal of bringing two-way trade to a trillion U.S. dollars by 2020. We should also study to combine China-EU cooperation with the initiative of developing the silk road economic belt, so as to integrate the market of Asia and Europe, energize the people, businesses, capital and technologies of Asia and Europe, and make China and EU the twin engines for global economic growth.

——我們要建設改革進步之橋，把中歐兩大改革進程連接起來。中國和歐盟都在經歷人類歷史上前所未有的改革進程，都在走前人沒有走過的路。雙方要加強在宏觀經濟、公共政策、區域發展、農村發展、社會民生等領域對話和合作，尊重雙方的改革道路，借鑒雙方的改革經驗，以自身改革帶動世界發展進步。

We need to build a bridge of reform and progress, linking the reform processes in China and EU. Both China and EU are pursing reforms that are unprecedented in human history, and both are sailing on uncharted waters. We may enhance dialogue and cooperation on macro economy, public policy, regional development, rural development, social welfare and other fields. We need to respect each other's paths of reform, draw upon each other's reform experience, and promote world development and progress through our reform efforts.

——我們要建設文明共榮之橋，把中歐兩大文明連接起來。中國是東方文明的重要代表，歐洲則是西方文明的發祥地。正如中國人喜歡茶而比利時人喜愛啤酒一樣，茶的含蓄內斂和酒的熱烈奔放代表了品味生命、解讀世界的兩種不同方式。但是，茶和酒並不是不可相容的，既可以酒逢知己千杯少，也可以品茶品味品人生。中國主張“和而不同”，而歐盟強調“多元一體”。中歐要共同努力，促進人類各種文明之花競相綻放。

We need to build a bridge of common cultural prosperity linking the two major civilizations of China and Europe. China represents in an important way the eastern civilization, while Europe is the birthplace of the western civilization. The Chinese people are fond of tea and Belgians love beer. To me, the moderate tea drinker and passionate beer lover represent two ways of understanding life and knowing the world, and I find them equally rewarding. When good friends get together, they may want to drink to their hearts content to show their friendship. They may also choose to sit down quietly and drink tea while chatting about their lives. In China, we value our ideal preserving harmony without uniformity. And here in the EU, people stress the need to be united in diversity. Let us work together for all flowers of human civilization to blossom together.

無論國際風雲如何變幻，中國始終支援歐洲一體化進程，始終支援一個團結、穩定、繁榮的歐盟在國際事務中發揮更大作用。中國即將發表第二份對歐盟政策檔，重申中國對歐盟和發展中歐關係的高度重視。去年，中歐共同制定了中歐合作2020戰略規劃，在近百個領域提出了一系列具有雄心的合作目標。雙方應該一道努力，儘早把藍圖變為現實，讓未來10年的中歐關係更加美好。

In spite of changes in the international landscape, China has always supported European integration and a bigger role in international affairs by a united, stable and prosperous EU. China will soon release its second EU policy paper to reiterate the high importance it places on the EU and on its relations with the EU. Last year, China and EU jointly formulated the strategic agenda 2020 for China-EU cooperation, setting out a host of ambitious goals for China-EU cooperation in nearly a hundred areas. The two sides should work in concert to turn the blueprint into reality at an early date, and strive for greater progress in China-EU relations in the coming decade.

老師們、同學們！

近年來，歐洲學院日益重視中國，開設了歐中關係課程，還積極籌建歐中研究中心，致力於歐中關係研究。中方決定同歐洲學院共建中國在歐盟國家的第一個“中國館”，提供1萬冊介紹中國歷史、文化等各領域發展情況的圖書和影視片用於學術研究。“讀萬卷書”，還要“行萬里路”。建議同學們多到中國去看看。耳聞是虛，眼觀為實。中國願同歐方一道努力，爭取到2020年實現中歐學生年度雙向交流達到30萬人次。

Faculty members, students, the College of Europe have in recent years placed increasing importance on China. It has opened courses on Europe-China relations. It is also busy preparing for the launch of a Europe-China Research Centre devoted to studies of Europe-China relations. China has decided to work with the College of Europe to build a China Library, the first of its kind in a EU member country, and will provide for the purpose of academic research, 10,000 books, videos and films on Chinese history, culture and achievements China has made in various fields. As we Chinese believe one needs to not only read 10,000 books, but also travel 10,000 miles to know the world around us, I suggest that you go to China more often to see for yourselves what China is like. What you hear from others might be false but what you see with your own eyes is real. China intends to work with the EU to bring the number of students exchange between the two sides to a 300,000 each year by 2020.

青年最富有朝氣、最富有夢想。中國的未來屬於年輕一代，歐洲的未來屬於年輕一代，世界的未來屬於年輕一代。希望中歐雙方的同學們用平等、尊重、愛心來看待這個世界，用欣賞、包容、互鑒的態度來看待世界上的不同文明，促進中國和歐洲人民的相互瞭解和理解，促進中國、歐洲同世界其他國家人民的相互瞭解和理解，用青春的活力和青春的奮鬥，讓我們生活的這個星球變得更加美好。

謝謝大家。

Young people are always energetic and full of dreams. They are the future of China, Europe and indeed of the world. I hope that Chinese and European students will perceive the world with equality, respect and love. And treat different civilizations with appreciation, inclusiveness and the spirit of mutual learning. This way, it will promote mutual understanding and knowledge among the people of China, Europe and other parts of the world. And with your youthful energy and hard work make our planet a better place to live in.

Thank you.