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　　中国也一直表示愿意加强国际协调合作。在十年前的亚洲金融危机中，美国曾经是国际整体救助行动的领导者。今天以华尔街为中心的危机，已经从美国向欧洲、向日本、进而向发展中经济体蔓延，稳定全球金融体系、挽救全球经济局势需要的是多边框架。多边之中，中国的角色至关重要，而美国如何对待中国至关重要。倘借此之机，中美之间能以互信、诚挚之心长期密切合作，则于两国于世界功莫大焉。

中国也一直表示愿意加强国际协调合作。在十年前的亚洲金融危机中，美国曾经是国际整体救助行动的领导者。今天以华尔街为中心的危机，已经从美国向欧洲、向日本、进而向发展中经济体蔓延，稳定全球金融体系、挽救全球经济局势需要的是多边框架。多边之中，中国的角色至关重要，而美国如何对待中国至关重要。倘借此之机，中美之间能以互信、诚挚之心长期密切合作，则于两国于世界功莫大焉。

中国在这一进程中远不只是一时救急的消防员。未来中美关系的主基调要在这一远景中勾画。

Australia and Canada got up early to be at the front of the line, and both expressed concerns about the Chinese government's human rights record. The UK and other European governments expressed concern later on. But voices of praise for the Chinese government's human rights record predominated. Overall, the session was considered a victory for the Chinese government's position that it is on the right track when it comes to respecting the rights of its people. Where was the U.S. delegation in this line? U.S. diplomats made no attempt to stand in this line. Much to the outrage of human rights groups, the Obama administration chose to merely sit on the sidelines and quietly take notes.

Thirteen years ago in Beijing, you spoke eloquently about the duty of all governments to respect the fundamental human rights of women and men. Respect for human rights, you said, means “not taking citizens away from their loved ones and jailing them, mistreating them, or denying them their freedom or dignity because of the peaceful expression of their ideas and opinions.” In recent years, however, human rights concerns have been pushed progressively further to the margins of the U.S.-China relationship. The Chinese government’s growing financial, diplomatic, and military strength, coupled with its hostility to reforms that challenge the Chinese Communist Party’s grip on power, make China a difficult country in which to effect change. But the advancement of human rights in, and with, China is arguably more central to U.S. interests than ever before. Press censorship in China makes it possible for toxic food and public health crises to spread globally. Suppression of dissent removes internal checks against environmental damage that has global impact. Abuses of low-wage labor implicate international firms operating inside China and compromise goods that come into the United States. The government’s control of mass media and the internet allow it to stoke nationalist anger against the United States in moments of crisis. The export from China of internet-censoring technologies and its provision of unconditional aid to repressive regimes increases the United States' burdens in fighting censorship and human rights crises worldwide. As much as the Chinese government appears to resist outside pressure to improve its record, experience suggests that it does respond to such pressure.