美国总统布什在APEC-2001会议上发表讲话(2)
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.
The stakes of this fight for all nations are high —— our lives， our way of life， and our economic future. By attacking two great economic symbols， the terrorists tried to shatter confidence in the world economic system. But they failed.
The terrorists hoped world markets would collapse. But markets have proven their resiliency and fundamental strength. And this week in these halls， we return to the steady work of building the market-based economic system that has brought more prosperity more quickly to more people than at any time in human history. We know a future of greater trade and growth and human dignity is possible —— and we will build it.
When nations allow their citizens to exercise conscience and creativity， the result is economic and social progress. When nations accept the rules of the modern world， they discover the benefits of the modern world.
This vast region and its people —— 21 economies， on the shores of a peaceful ocean —— are demonstrating the power and appeal of markets and trade. China's per capita GDP has grown by 513 percent since 1975. Seventy-three percent of all South Korean households have personal computers. Slashing trade barriers has helped Chile raise per capita incomes by 53 percent over the past 10 years.
And the wealth generated by markets and trade brings dramatic improvements to human lives. Indonesia has cut its infant mortality rate in half since 1980. Malaysia's illiteracy rate is one-third of what it was in 1975； Mexico is less than half.
I'm 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.
The Asia Pacific region provides the world with a model and a choice： Choose openness， trade， and tolerance， and you will find prosperity， liberty and knowledge. Choose isolation， envy and resentment， and you will find poverty， stagnation and ignorance. Our nations have chosen —— we have choose freedom over fear.
Out of the sorrow of September 11th， I see opportunity —— a chance for nations and their leaders to strengthen and to rethink and reinvigorate our relationships. We share more than a common enemy， we share a common goal： to expand our ties of trade and trust. And now we must seize the opportunity.
First， our governments must keep the path of economic progress. That progress begins with freer trade. Trade is the engine of economic advancement. On every continent， in every culture， trade generates opportunity， enhances entrepreneur growth. And trade applies the power of markets to the needs of the poor. It has lifted countless lives in this region， from Asia to Australia to the Americas.
