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1、TheBeijingOlympicGameswereapowerfulspectacle,stunninginsightandsound.ButthemomentthatmadethebiggestimpressiononmecameduringaninformalvisitjustbeforetheGamestooneofthenewChineseInternetcompanies,andinconversationwithsomeoftheyoungerChineseentrepreneurs.Thesepeople,menandwomen,weresmar
2、t,sharp,forthright,unafraidtoexpresstheirviewsaboutChinaanditsfuture.Aboveall,therewasaconfidence,anoptimism,alackofthecynical,andapresenceofthespiritofgetupandgo,thatremindedmegreatlyoftheU.S.atitsbestandanycountryonitswayforward.Thesepeopleweren'tlivinginfear,butlookingforwardinhop
3、e.AndforallthemillionsstillinpovertyinChina,forallthesweepofissues--political,socialandeconomic--stilltobeaddressed,thatwasthespiritofChinaduringthisfestivalofsport,andthatisthespiritthatwilldefineitsfuture.Duringmy10yearsasBritishleader,IcouldseetheacceleratingpaceofChina'scontinued
4、emergenceasamajorpower.IgavespeechesaboutChina,Iunderstooditanalytically.ButIdidnotfeelitemotionallyandthereforedidnotfullyunderstanditpolitically.SinceleavingofficeIhavevisitedfourtimesandwillshortlyreturnagain.PeopleaskwhatisthelegacyoftheseOlympicsforChina?Itisthattheymarkanewepoc
5、h--anopeningupofChinathatcanneverbereversed.ItalsomeansthatignoranceandfearofChinawillsteadilydeclineastherealityofmodernChinabecomesmoreapparent.PowerandinfluenceisshiftingtotheEast.IntimewillcomeIndia,too.Someseeallthisasathreat.Iseeitasanenormousopportunity.Butwehavetoexercisealot
6、ofimaginationandeliminateanyvestigesofhistoricarrogance.ThevolunteerforcethatstagedtheGameswasinterested,friendlyandhelpful.ThewholefeelofthecitywasaworldawayfromtheChinaIrememberonmyfirstvisit20yearsago.Andthepeopleareproud,reallyandhonestlyproud,oftheircountryanditsprogress.Nosensi
7、bleChineseperson--includingthecountry'sleadership--doubtsthereremainissuesofhumanrightsandpoliticalandreligiousfreedomtoberesolved.Butneitherdothesensiblepeople--includingthemostWestern-orientatedChinese--doubtthehugechange,forthebetter,therehasbeen.Chinaisonajourney.Itismovingforwar
8、dquickly.But
