从会员到责任：中国向何处去？

从会员到责任：中国向何处去？ Whither China: From Membership to Responsibility? 美国副国务卿佐立克 Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State Remarks by Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick at National Committee on U.S.-China Relations's Gala Dinner New York City September 21, 2005

9月21日，美国副国务卿、美国高级对华政策制定者罗伯特-佐立克在纽约中美关系国家委员会（National Committee on U.S.-China Relations ）的晚宴致词中发表了一篇题为《从会员到责任：中国向何处去？》。他指出，美国必须进一步努力来使中国在国际体系中发挥更重要作用，在中国逐步壮大的过程中，应实现中美的合作而不是对抗。身为美国国务院二把手的佐立克素以“富有战略眼光”著称，他的此番演讲主旨清晰，透露出若干新信息，有助于读者拨开中美关系表象纷扰看到发展大势，因此值得重视。

“佐立克的演讲为未来的中美关系描述了框架，这是一份非常重要的、非常严肃的、非常深入思考的一份演说。它既是说给中国人听的，也是说给美国人听的。从目前来看，中美双方对佐立克演讲的评价都还比较正面，这是一次对中国非常有用的演讲。”美国国防部前副部长、美国著名思想库战略与国际问题研究中心（CSIS）总裁约翰·哈姆雷在北京说，他还建议中国人去认真学习这份讲话。

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Mr. Zheng Bijian, Chair of the China Reform Forum, who over some decades has been a counselor to China' leaders. We have spent many hours in Beijing and Washington discussing China' course of development and Sino-American relations. It has been my good fortune to get to know such a thoughtful man who has helped influence, through the Central Party School, the outlook of many officials during a time of tremendous change for China.

This month, in anticipation of President Hu' visit to the United States, Mr. Zheng published the lead article in Foreign Affairs, "China' peaceful Rise?to Great Power Status." This evening, I would like to give you a sense of the current dialogue between the United States and China by sharing my perspective.

Some 27 years ago, Chinese leaders took a hard look at their country and didn抰 like what they saw. China was just emerging from the Cultural Revolution. It was desperately poor, deliberately isolated from the world economy, and opposed to nearly every international institution. Under Deng Xiaoping, as Mr. Zheng explains, China' leaders reversed course and decided "to embrace globalization rather than detach themselves from it."

Seven U.S. presidents of both parties recognized this strategic shift and worked to integrate China as a full member of the international system. Since 1978, the United States has also encouraged China' economic development through market reforms.

Our policy has succeeded remarkably well: the dragon emerged and joined the world. Today, from the United Nations to the World Trade Organization, from agreements on ozone depletion to pacts on nuclear weapons, China is a player at the table.

And China has experienced exceptional economic growth. Whether in commodities, clothing, computers, or capital markets, China' presence is felt every day.