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中国驻美大使崔天凯在上海纪念中美乒乓外交50周年系列活动开幕式致辞节选
2021年4月10日
Ambassador Cui Tiankai's Video Address at the Opening Ceremony of the Shanghai Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of China-US Ping Pong Diplomacy
April 10, 2021
尊敬的沙海林会长、姜江副会长，
尊敬的何乐进总领事，
女士们、先生们、朋友们：
President Sha Hailin, Vice President Jiang Jiang,
Consul General James Heller,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Dear friends,
值此上海市举办中美乒乓外交50周年纪念活动之际，我谨致以热烈祝贺。
I'd like to begin by extending the warmest congratulations on the Shanghai commemoration of the 50th anniversary of China-US Ping Pong Diplomacy.
50年前的乒乓外交，在中美关系史上具有特殊意义。它创造性地为隔绝数十年的两国人民开辟了独特的交往方式，向两国和世界发出了中美改善关系的信号，由此揭开了尼克松总统访华直至中美建交一系列重大事件的序幕。回顾往昔，我们要向中美老一辈领导人的非凡战略远见和高超外交艺术致敬，也要向所有参与这段历史的人们表达由衷感谢。
The Ping Pong Diplomacy of 50 years ago is of special significance in the history of China-US relations. It opened up a creative and unique way of communication between the two peoples, who had been separated for decades, and sent a signal to both countries and the world that China and the United States would improve their relations, thus ushering in a series of major events from President Nixon's visit to China to the establishment of China-US diplomatic relations. Looking back, we must pay tribute to the elder generation of Chinese and American leaders for their extraordinary strategic foresight and high art of diplomacy, and express our heartfelt gratitude to all those who participated in this part of history.
人们用“小球转动大球”形容中美乒乓外交。的确，这件事超越了体育交流，对塑造中美关系乃至世界格局产生了深远影响，给我们深刻的启示：
People use the phrase “the little ball moves the big ball” to describe China-US Ping Pong Diplomacy. Indeed, this event went beyond sport exchanges and had a far-reaching impact on shaping the China-US relations and the world landscape, giving us profound insights.
中美可以也必须跨越分歧，寻求合作共赢的相处之道。50年前，中美两国之间的不同远超现在，但双方从两国人民的根本福祉和共同期盼出发，尊重彼此差异，开启合作进程，用事实证明了不同社会制度的两个大国完全能够和平共处、互利合作。正如尼克松总统1972年访华时表示，“尽管存在分歧，我们还是能够找到共同的立场，来建立一个双方都可以在各自道路上按照各自的方式去安全发展的世界构架。”
First, China and the US can and must transcend their differences and find a way to win-win cooperation. Fifty years ago, the differences between us were far greater than they are today. But the two sides, bearing in mind the fundamental well-being and common aspirations of the people, showed respect for their differences, and started a process of cooperation. This has proved that two major nations with different social systems were fully capable of achieving peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation. As President Nixon said during his 1972 visit to China, the US and China “can find common ground, despite our differences, to build a world structure in which both can be safe to develop in our own ways on our own roads.”
今天，中美关系正面临何去何从的关键选择，双方更应继承和发扬乒乓外交所承载的相互尊重、求同存异精神，以习近平主席和拜登总统通话精神为指引，牢牢把握两国关系正确方向，客观看待彼此战略意图，使合作成为中美共同的选项，确保两国关系行稳致远。
Today, the China-US relationship faces a critical choice as to its future path. The two sides should inherit and carry forward the spirit of Ping Pong Diplomacy featuring mutual respect and seeking common ground while reserving differences, follow the guidance of the phone call between President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden, firmly stay in the right direction of the bilateral relations, objectively view each other's strategic intentions, and make cooperation a common choice for China and the United States, so as to ensure the sustained and steady progress of our relations.
仲春渐暖，是处花开。华盛顿的樱花已经盛开，上海的白玉兰也早早绽放。多年来，上海一直走在中美地方和民间交往前列。50年前访华的美国乒乓球队曾在上海同中国队举行友谊赛，当时中国队中就有不少上海籍球员。这里还见证了中美“上海公报”的发表。我要在此感谢上海市有关方面为举办此次纪念活动所作的出色努力。希望上海继续为推进中美人文和地方交流、增进两国人民相互了解和友谊作出更大贡献。
It's getting warmer in mid-spring with flowers blossoming everywhere. The cherry blossoms in Washington are in full bloom, and the white magnolias in Shanghai are also blooming. For many years, Shanghai has been at the forefront of sub-national and people-to-people interactions between China and the US. When the US table tennis team visited China 50 years ago, it played a friendly match in Shanghai with the Chinese team, quite some players of which were from the city. Shanghai also witnessed the issuance of the “Shanghai Communiqué”. I would like to pay tribute to my colleagues in Shanghai for their outstanding work in organizing this commemorative event. I hope that Shanghai will make even greater contributions to promoting people-to-people and sub-national exchanges between China and the United States and to enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples.
最后，预祝上海纪念中美乒乓外交50周年系列活动圆满成功！谢谢！
In closing, I wish the Shanghai commemoration for the 50th anniversary of China-US Ping Pong Diplomacy a complete success! Thank you for listening!
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