“ We are made wise not by the recollections of the past but by our responsibility for the future”

　　----George Bernard Shaw

　　China is faced with some enormous challenges as it enters the 21st century. In order to ensure the prosperity of our nation and its future generations we must confront and ultimately solve these challenges.

　　Some of the more pressing issues facing China are universal. These include environmental degradation, over population and the effects of globalization.

　　To overcome some of the things we need to implement include:

　　Enhancing our scientific and industrial technologies in such areas as IT, Bio- tech, AI and Cybernetics.

　　Further develop public infrastructure in under developed regions.

　　Promote education reform at all levels.

　　Introduce sustainable development initiatives.

　　The implementation of free trade agreement between China and ASEAN.

　　The benefit to China in introducing these initiatives will be significant and far-reaching. It is important to realize that these initiatives need to filter down through all elements of the society in China. For instance, cutting edge technologies and intellectual properties; the development of e-commerce based economy; an education system that encourages innovation and creativity; increased foreign investment; higher living standards; more efficient use of natural resources.

　　It is important for us to realize these reforms are both essential and necessary. These will help China to fulfill its vast and unrealized potential on the world stage. It will also contribute more to a globalized world of the new century.

　　As for the future our task is not to foresee but to enable.

　　“我們是明智的不是過去的回憶,而是我們對未來的責任”

　　——蕭伯納

　　中國面臨著一些巨大的挑戰在進入21世紀。為了確保我們國家的繁榮及其后代我們必須面對并最終解決這些挑戰。

　　中國面臨的緊迫問題是普遍的。這些包括環境惡化、人口和全球化的影響。

　　克服的一些事情我們需要實現包括:

　　提高我們的科學與工業技術等領域,生物技術,人工智能和控制論。

　　在發達地區進一步發展公共基礎設施。

　　促進各級教育改革。

　　介紹可持續發展計劃。

　　實現中國與東盟之間的自由貿易協定。

　　有利于中國引進這些行動將是巨大和深遠的的。重要的是要意識到這些行動需要過濾下來的所有元素在中國社會。例如,前沿技術和知識產權,基于電子商務經濟的發展,一個鼓勵創新和創造力的教育體系;外國投資的增加,生活水平的提高,更有效地利用自然資源。

　　重要的是對我們意識到這些改革都是重要和必要的。這些將有助于中國實現其龐大的和未實現潛在的在世界舞臺上。它還將為新世紀的全球化世界作出更大貢獻。

　　至于未來我們的任務不是預測,而是啟用。

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