资源描述:
《帕内塔装甲兵学院演讲稿》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在工程资料-天天文库。
1、fSpeechU.S.DepartmentofDefenseOfficeoftheAssistantSecretaryofDefense(PublicAffairs)PLAEngineeringAcademyofArmoredForcesAsDeliveredbySecretaryofDefenseLeonE.Panetta,Beijing,China,Wednesday,September19,2012Thankyouverymuch,General,forthatkindintroduction.Iwouldliketoexten
2、dmydeepestgratitudetotheentireleadershipoftheEngineeringAcademyofthePLAArmoredForcesfortheinvitationtobeabletobewithyoutoday.Thisisaparticularprivilegeforme,becausemanyyearsagonow,Ihadtheopportunity,whenIwasincollege,togothroughwhatwascalledtheROTCprogram,whichwasthetra
3、iningthatIreceivedinordertobecomeanofficerintheUnitedStatesArmy.Andcomingtotheseschoolsalwaysremindsmeofthatexperienee.IalsowanttoexpressmygreatappreciationtotheChinesepeoplefortheirhospitality,fortheirkindnessduringmyfirsttriptothiscountryastheUnitedStatessecretaryofde
4、fense.OverthecourseofmytimehereinBeijing,I'vehadaseriesofverypositive,productive,andcandidexchangeswithyourmilitaryandcivilianleaders,ineludingasessionwithVicePresidentXijustthismorning.Theseinteractionsmadeitcleartomethattheleadersofbothofourcountriesaresincerelyworkin
5、gtowardsthesamegoal:tobuildasustainedandsubstantiveUnitedStates-ChinadefenserelationshipthatsupportsthebroaderUnitedStates-Chinacooperativepartnership・Thiscommoneffortiscriticalbecause,astwomajorpowers,andastheworldstwolargesteconomies,astrongUnitedStates-Chinapartnersh
6、ipwillbeessentialforglobalsecurityandprosperityinthe21stcentury.Forthatreason,IamtrulyhonoredanddelightedtospeaktosomanyyoungPLAofficersandcadetsheretoday.Oneday,oneday,itwillbeyourresponsibilitytohelpcarrytheUnitedStates-Chinarelationshipforwardintothefuture.Afewmonths
7、ago,IspoketoAmerica'snewestsailorsandMarinesattheUnitedStatesNavalAcademyinAnnapolis・ThemessageIdeliveredtothemisinmanywaysthesamemessagethatIwanttogiveyoutoday.AndthatmessageisthatoneofthekeystopeaceintheAsia-Pacificregionistobuildanenduringfoundationformilitary-to-mil
8、itaryrelationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandChina.Thatmessageisbasedonthebeliefthatourrelationshipbetweenourtwocoun