Im here in Shanghai to assure our friends —— and to inform our foes —— that the progress of trade and freedom will continue. The ties of culture and commerce will grow stronger. Economic development will grow broader.
Thank you all very much. Bob， thank you so much for your kind words， and thank you for your great service to our country. Thank you， Chairman Yu， as well， for your good work in organizing this event.
I want to thank our hosts. I was telling Chairman Yu that I was here in 1975 with my mother. （Laughter.） Shanghai has finally recovered. （Laughter.） I can't tell you what a startling difference it is， Shanghai is today than what it was in 1975. It's a great testimony to the Chinese people and the leadership of Shanghai， and the leadership of this great land.
I also want to say that I'm proud to be accompanied by our great Secretary of State， who is doing such a fantastic job for the United States of America， Colin Powell. （Applause.）
We meet today with recent memories of great evil —— yet great hope for this region and its future. The attacks of September 11th took place in my country， but they were really an attack on all civilized countries. The roll of the dead and the missing includes citizens from over 80 nations —— 96 Russians， 23 Australians， at least 30 Chinese， 24 Japanese， 20 Malaysians， 16 Mexicans， 21 Indonesians.
This was truly a crime against humanity. And it stands condemned by humanity.
The American people are grateful for the world's sympathy and support following September 11th. We truly are. We won't forget the American Stars and Stripes flying in solidarity from every fire truck in Montreal， Canada； or children kneeling in silent prayer outside the embassy in Seoul； baseball players in Japan observing moments of silence； a sign handwritten in English at a candlelight vigil in Beijing that read， “Freedom and justice will not be stopped.”
I can't tell you how much I appreciate the phone calls from leaders from around the world. We're deeply grateful to countries —— including all the APEC countries —— that have now joined in a great coalition against terror.
In our world， there is no isolation from evil. Our enemies are murderers with global reach. They seek weapons to kill on a global scale. Every nation now must oppose this enemy， or be， in turn， its target. Those who hate all civilization and culture and progress， those who embrace death to cause the death of the innocent， cannot be ignored， cannot be appeased. They must be fought. This is my firm resolve， and the firm resolve of my nation. This is the urgent task of our time.
The most visible part of our response is taking place in Afghanistan. The Taliban regime has allied itself with murderers. I gave Taliban leaders a choice： turn over the terrorists， or face your ruin. They chose unwisely.
Yet， even as we oppose the Taliban， we seek friendship with the Afghan people. Our military actions are accompanied by food drops. We have substantially increased aid to Afghanistan. My government supports international efforts to bring help and stability and peace to that unfortunate nation.
There's frustration about the delivery of food and medicine and help in Afghanistan. I share that frustration. The guilty ones are the Taliban. They disrupt； they steal； they prevent supplies of food from delivery. They starve their people， and that is another reason they must go. （Applause.）
Our war on terror has many fronts， and military action is only a part of our plan. This campaign will take strong diplomacy and intelligence； diligent law enforcement and financial cooperation. It will span every continent and require varied contributions from many nations.
Tomorrow， APEC leaders will pledge to work together to deny the terrorists any sanctuary， any funding， any material or moral support. Together， we will， patiently and diligently， pursue the terrorists from place to place until justice is done.
This conflict is a fight to save the civilized world， and values common to the West， to Asia， to Islam. Throughout the world， people of strong faith， of all faiths， condemn the murder of the innocent. Throughout the world， people value their families —— and nowhere do civilized people rejoice in the murder of children or the creation of orphans. By their cruelty， the terrorists have chosen to live on the hunted margin of mankind. By their hatred， they have divorced themselves from the values that define civilization， itself.
