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中国是强国吗？
——在牛津学联的演讲
中华人民共和国驻英国大使 傅莹
2009年4月29日
Is China a Power?
Speech by Ambassador Fu Ying at Oxford Union
29 April 2009
迪克森主席，
各位学联的成员们，
女士们、先生们：
Corey Dixon,
Union Officers and Members,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
感谢邀请我发表演讲。
Thank you for inviting me to speak here.
多年前，我在肯特大学学习国际政治的时候，曾经参加了一个活动，其中包括出席牛津的一场辩论会。记得当时我们提了许多让演讲者很为难的问题，现在轮到我来接受烘烤了。但是我觉得自己有责任回来，为延续牛津良好的学术辩论传统出一份力。
When I was a student of international politics in Kent University many years ago, I took part in a program which included an Oxford Union debate. I remember we gave the speaker very hard time. Now it’s my turn to be on the grill. But I do feel duty bound to come back to contribute to the good tradition of academic debating in Oxford.
我今天演讲的题目是：“中国是强国吗？”
My topic is about China: “is China a power?”
2008年北京奥运会灿烂的烟火，被视为是庆祝中国成为世界强国的礼花。英国皇家国际问题研究所、威尔顿庄园、《金融时报》和《经济学家》，还有不少美国刊物都在谈论中国成为强国的问题。国际上正在形成中国已经成为世界强国的共识。因此，外界对中国的一举一动都高度关注，并且品头论足。
The splendid fireworks of the Beijing Olympics in 2008 are seen as marking China’s ascendance into world power status. Chatham House, Wilton Park, the Financial Times and economist, together with many American publications are all talking about China as a power. An international consensus is emerging that China is a world power. There is therefore a lot of scrutiny about the rights and wrongs in China and what China should and should not do.
