中国日报社总编辑周树春：“站在历史正确的一边”，中美双方需共担责任

1月28日，中国日报社举办了主题为“新时代的中美关系”的线上“新时代大讲堂”，邀请中国、美国、英国的政商学界人士围绕中美关系与世界发展趋势分享观点，凝聚共识。中国日报社总编辑周树春发表致辞：

周树春在致辞中说，40多年来，中美关系历经风雨坎坷，经过几代人共同努力，不仅造福两国人民，也有力促进世界和平稳定发展。

面对世界百年未有之大变局，在人类前途命运面临重要抉择的时刻，习近平主席强调，要始终“站在历史正确的一边”。

中美建交40多年来，两国关系虽有起伏，但不断向前取得了历史性发展。

Over the past 40 years and more, relations between China and the United States have made historic progress despite ups and downs.

中美关系被普遍认为是当今世界最重要的双边关系，两国如何处理双边关系对世界其他国家有着重大影响。

The China-US relationship is widely considered the most important in today’s world because how the countries handle their relations matters a great deal to the rest of the world.

正是因为中美两国政府、政治家和人民选择了“站在历史正确的一边”，我们才打破坚冰，形成富有成果的中美关系。

It is precisely because governments, politicians and people from both sides chose to "stand on the right side of history" that we broke the ice more than 40 years ago and developed a fruitful relationship.

中国日报社总编辑周树春。摄影：中国日报社冯永斌

以下是致辞双语全文，一起来看：

尊敬的乐玉成部长，各位嘉宾，各位朋友：

Your Excellency Vice-Foreign Minister Le Yucheng,

Distinguished guests,

Dear friends,

作为最大的发展中国家和最大的发达国家，中美两国关系又一次站在了历史的十字路口。在这个具有特殊意义的时刻，欢迎来到中国日报“新时代大讲堂”，共同探讨中美关系的未来。

Welcome to Vision China for a discussion on the future of China-US relations at a time when ties between the biggest developing country and the biggest developed country are at a new crossroads.

中美建交40多年来，两国关系虽有起伏，但不断向前取得了历史性发展。经过太平洋两岸有识之士的不懈努力，中美关系的发展极大地造福了两国人民，也有力地促进了世界和平、稳定、繁荣。但在过去几年，两国关系遭遇了前所未有的困难和挫折，其他国家和地区也受到波及。

Over the past 40 years and more, relations between China and the United States have made historic progress despite ups and downs. Thanks to unremitting endeavors across the Pacific, the growth of bilateral ties has benefited the two peoples tremendously and greatly promoted peace, stability and prosperity of the world. In the past few years, however, we have witnessed unprecedented difficulties and setbacks, and the world suffers with us.

面对世界百年未有之大变局，在人类前途命运面临重要抉择的时刻，习近平主席过去一段时间多次强调要始终“站在历史正确的一边”。我们相信，“站在历史正确的一边”对当下的中美关系至关重要。40多年前，正是因为中美两国政府、政治家和人民选择了“站在历史正确的一边”，我们才打破坚冰，形成富有成果的中美关系。

In the face of profound changes unseen in a century and at a moment when humankind is confronted with crucial choices as to where we’re heading, President Xi Jinping has stressed on many occasions that "we must stand on the right side of history". This notion, we believe, applies to China-US relations in particular. It is precisely because governments, politicians and people from both sides chose to "stand on the right side of history" that we broke the ice more than 40 years ago and developed a fruitful relationship.

作为联接中外、沟通世界的桥梁，中国日报以及今天举办的“新时代大讲堂”活动，致力于推动中美关系按照历史的要求“站在历史正确的一边”。

As a bridge linking China and the world, we at China Daily -- and with this Vision China event today -- are joining the aspiration to see China-US relations walk on the “right side of history”, as history requires.

“站在历史正确的一边”，中美应像最初起步那样迈步向前。 “乒乓外交”标志着中美关系的解冻，为两国建交铺平了道路，深化人文交流夯实了中美关系的民心基础。“站在历史正确的一边”，就要消除壁垒而不是筑墙挖沟，就要搭建桥梁而不是关门堵路。

To be on the right side of history, we should move forward from where we began. "Pingpong diplomacy" marked a thaw in Sino-US relations that paved the way for the establishment of diplomatic ties. People-to-people exchanges raise public support for a meaningful friendship and substantial cooperation. The right side of history means removing barriers and building bridges rather than erecting walls and digging ditches, or closing doors and blocking roads.

“站在历史正确的一边”，双方需要共担责任、采取行动。首先，应共同构建新型大国关系。中美关系被普遍认为是当今世界最重要的双边关系，两国如何处理双边关系对世界其他国家有着重大影响。历史经验表明，大国的选择以及由此决定的关系的走向，直接关系世界命运和人类福祉。“站在历史正确的一边”要求中美共同构建“不冲突、不对抗，相互尊重，合作共赢”的新型大国关系，这也是习近平主席2013年与奥巴马总统会晤时达成的共识。

To be on the right side of history, the two sides need to act where responsibility lies. Responsibility, in the first place, for building a new type of major-country relations. The China-US relationship is widely considered the most important in today’s world because how the countries handle their relations matters a great deal to the rest of the world. History tells us that the decisions of major countries on the direction of their relations determine to a large extent the fate and future of mankind. The right side of history calls for a relationship featuring “non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation”, as was the consensus reached between President Xi and President Barack Obama at their summit back in 2013.

“站在历史正确的一边”，中美作为联合国重要成员国应该从世界最期待之处入手。当前，新冠肺炎疫情仍未见缓解迹象，全球确诊病例已超过1亿例，各国迫切需要携手努力，共同构建人类卫生健康共同体。习近平主席2017年在联合国日内瓦总部发表题为《共同构建人类命运共同体》的主旨演讲，系统阐述了构建人类命运共同体的重要理念。4年以来，特别是在经历了新冠肺炎疫情之后，人们更加深切感受到，人类是休戚与共的命运共同体。“站在历史正确的一边”要求中美两国担当加强国际合作和全球治理的责任，而不是推卸责任。

To be on the right side of history, the two key members of the United Nations should start where they are most expected. As the raging Covid-19 shows no signs of abating and confirmed cases worldwide have just passed 100 million, there is the urgent need for nations to join hands to build a global community of health for all. When President Xi visited the United Nations office in Geneva in 2017, he delivered a keynote speech, Work Together to Build a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind. Four years on, particularly since the outbreak of the global public health crisis, people have become increasingly aware that humankind is a community sharing weal and woe. The right side of history asks China and the United States to share, and not shirk, the responsibility of strengthening international partnerships and global governance.

“站在历史正确的一边”，作为全球最大的经济体中美必须深化合作。中美两国经济总量超过世界三分之一，对世界经济增长贡献率超过50%。受新冠肺炎疫情影响，世界经济遭遇上世纪30年代“大萧条”以来最严重的危机和挑战。两大经济体的经济、贸易、科技政策的不同取向，意味着是为全球发展加油、还是熄火。“站在历史正确的一边”，就要坚持合作和开放而不是对抗和脱钩；作为负责任大国，共同推动构建开放型世界经济。

And to be on the right side of history, the two biggest economies of the world must work together where they carry the most weight. The two countries account for more than a third of global economic output and half of global growth. Due to the fallout of the pandemic, the global economy has encountered the most severe crisis and challenge since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Different calculations in their economic, trade and technological policies might either impart momentum or put a brake on global development. “The right side of history" will prove that openness and togetherness prevail over confrontation and decoupling. Responsible members of the international community should work to advance the building of an open world economy.

最后，再引用一句最近经常被引用的，第一位踏上中华人民共和国领土的美国总统讲的那句名言：“我们在这里见面，并不是由于我们有共同的信仰，而是由于我们有共同的利益和共同的希望。”40多年后，沧海桑田，世界不再是当时的样子。但我们相信，尼克松总统当年所讲的“共同的利益”和“共同的希望”不仅仍然存在，而且还应该被拓展和升华。

Before concluding, I would like to quote the lines from the first American president to set foot on the soil of New China, lines which are quoted quite often these days: “It is not our common beliefs that have brought us together here, but our common interests and our common hopes." Things have changed as time passed by and the world is no longer what it used to be. However, we’re strongly convinced that the "common interests" and "common hopes" that President Richard Nixon spoke of are still relevant, and what's more, they should be built upon.

谢谢！

Thank you.

编辑：陈月华