国内英语资讯:Former U.S. diplomat praises Chinas reform and opening-up achievements
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 15-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Stapleton">Stapleton</span> <span word="Roy">Roy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="admires">admires</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="accomplishments">accomplishments</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span>-<span word="up">up</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="exaggerate">exaggerate</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="admiration">admiration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>," <span word="Roy">Roy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 83-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1991 <span word="to">to</span> 1995, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, <span word="Roy">Roy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="military">military</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="forum">forum</span>, <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Tsinghua">Tsinghua</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Constructing">Constructing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="community">community</span>: <span word="equality">equality</span>, <span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>."</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 1,000 <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="scholars">scholars</span>, <span word="international">international</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="strategists">strategists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forum">forum</span>.</p>
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