Speech by Admiral Mullen on U.S.-China Relations11 July 2011
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Admiral Mike MullenTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 o8 s# ^6 ~( J6 P' |% t7 K
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
0 ~/ T5 b8 v1 X) N9 P! d5.39.217.76Renmin UniversityTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ P( e5 [0 e4 O5 I$ H' U
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Admiral Mullen: Thank you, Mr. President. It is great to be here with you this afternoon, and I also want to offer my deepest thanks to my counterpart, General Chen, who has made this visit and in fact this entire trip possible.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 M: y2 B8 O |6 a- f
For quite some time as we’ve been planning for this visit I’ve been looking forward to coming to a wonderful institution like Renmin University and speaking with the students and citizens who I believe represent the real future of the great nation of China.& o# V! ^) }3 s8 m: f
Indeed, my entire visit to China is primarily focused on the future, and I look forward to joining together with you today to discuss our two nations, China and the United States, who not only share the Pacific Ocean but a potentially bright future together.
6 g% N8 w' F$ V6 vThis is personal for me, having grown up in California near Los Angeles on our nation’s West Coast, the Pacific Ocean has always played a big part of my life. And many years ago the very first ship I served on sailed and operated in the Pacific. I had actually never been overseas before and I remember vividly the wonderful places we visited in Asia, the warm reception we received, and most of all the people that I met. I’ve not forgotten the values, the culture, and the perspective I gained when viewing the world through the eyes of others. So I’ve always been strongly drawn back to the Pacific and to Asia.公仔箱論壇% W2 \7 n& c; ~" Y
In fact now more than ever the United States is a Pacific nation and it is clear that our security interests and our economic well-being are tied to Asia’s.
+ x$ A+ Q4 R: J$ u; }公仔箱論壇We enjoy and remain focused on many responsibilities and commitments to allies, partners, and friends here. Commitments we expect to deepen and to broaden. But as President Obama has said, the relationship between the United States and China will shape the 21st Century which makes it as important as any bilateral relationship in the world, and I could not agree more.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ j2 o6 [: S4 T8 J
For the United States wants a positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship with China. One that comes to be defined by our common challenges and our shared interests in Asia as well as globally.
: o% F/ M8 x# a4 L; w4 U6 H公仔箱論壇Global cooperation advances China’s interests and it advances United States interests. I share these things with you at the very beginning of our time together because I firm believe that as we discuss the relationship between our two nations, one nation’s success should not equate to another nation’s failure.
5 c/ v+ p) u3 l# k: a) j2 E5.39.217.76Such an approach that focuses on over-simplistic notions of winning and losing vice mutual benefit discounts the growing interconnection and the enduring importance of our relationship with China and our ties with our allies and partners in Asia, for we are all in this together.
4 B+ V, F1 |; K4 B0 X, N" VWhile no one can predict the future and we may have to wait decades if not centuries to truly know the wisdom of the decisions we make, I think there are clearly some broader trends and challenges we must recognize.& C7 ~" b6 }; u0 h6 g$ ]. @
First, the United States is deepening its commitment to this region and the alliances and partnerships that define our presence here. We are and will remain a Pacific power, just as China is a Pacific power. There can be no doubt that this vibrant region is on the rise and China’s growing presence and influences plays an important role, indeed a vital role, in Asia.
2 Y6 ?8 T& u- I8 v+ W; VTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。But in the spirit of mutual benefit it is important to emphasize that China’s rise does not imply America’s decline. Quite the contrary, we are invested in and benefiting from China’s progress, just as many countries in Asia benefit from strong relationships with us and with each other.
6 B) b* ^2 @! h: q# r公仔箱論壇Another trend we are seeing is that China and other nations are rapidly expanding their military modernization efforts. Historically as nations develop they often invest in their armed forces and this region is no exception. But with greater military power must come greater responsibility, greater cooperation, and just as important, greater transparency. Without these things the expansion of military power in your region rather than making it more secure and stable, could have the opposite effect.$ O9 K. A( L, T6 y
The truth is that trust and stability emerge from a broad array of confidence-building measures and inter-governmental dialogue, not solely from the demonstration of military might. As I have said many times, no one nation and certainly no one military can do it all alone anymore. We need each other. It would only take one side to lose strategic trust in the other to lead to difficulties for both. That is our mutual challenge. It is why I came here to visit General Chen, and it is why he came to visit me.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% Z9 `4 n. Z8 d+ y3 g
One way I believe we can increase transparency and security and better ensure the stability that often fosters prosperity is to build more substantive relationships between our two militaries. What the United States seeks -- a sustained and reliable military-to-military relationship with China is not unusual. I visit with a great many of my counterparts and I do so routinely. In fact our military interacts with our counterparts all over the world, at all levels of command. We routinely talk about matters urgent and long term. My interaction mirrors that of hundreds of others.
0 K! n8 d$ v& D* b' ^2 k' W公仔箱論壇Indeed, the first thing I do in a crisis is call my counterpart from that nation because it is precisely in times of crises that miscalculation and miscommunication can occur. It is crisis which most often reveals the true character of a government and a military.
6 ~) C9 m3 n* O b2 D) m5.39.217.76What we have learned over time is that one of the best ways to credibly change the problem of judging intentions is through deep, broad and continuous military-to-military engagement., K1 b+ Z) g$ X2 y$ A
This dialogue will also expand cooperation where our interests converge and provide at least some context in those areas where we have differences.
" Z, @" F6 T) ]3 [2 R$ f. O5 EAlmost two years ago President Hu and President Obama made a wise decision to advance and sustain military-to-military relations between China and the United States. While we have not yet completely met that objective we have seen encouraging signs of progress.
0 n) X/ s$ t; PSecretary Gates visit with General Liang during his visit to China and General Chen’s visit to the Pentagon and other military sites in the United States was also very productive.
" T- V1 u6 w/ U" N! j- p; oDuring this historic visit both of our nations reaffirmed the importance of a healthy, stable, reliable military-to-military relationship. But while these high level visits should continue, they are only a beginning. Over time it is just as important that our younger military officers meet and get to know each other so that they can begin to develop relationships that I hope will last decades, and that our military can actually operate together in exercises and joint activities.
6 P+ ?/ ?1 G& n a; }# R0 Q公仔箱論壇That is why I am proud of the upcoming engagements that have stemmed from our discussions in May. Military Maritime Consultative Agreement Working Groups will meet in China and at the United States Pacific Command in Hawaii this year to discuss future operational safety and to build cooperation in the maritime domain.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 z- M% Q$ N |) a e5 |% O
Our navies plan to participate in joint counter-piracy exercises in the Gulf of Aiden by the end of this year. Senior military medical exchanges between your nation and ours will be hosted in Washington, DC, as well as our states of Hawaii and Texas with a joint medical aid exercise in the future. And future humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exchanges as well as joint exercises are expected to take place in 2012.
% q8 C5 o8 H, X6 p- A) w; ^As we build on this relationship, however, we must consider it an enduring effort, not something that can be tossed aside and picked back up again when the political winds change. To that end, therefore, I would like to offer three tones for both of our nations to build on. Tones I have also shared with American audiences.1 E+ B0 e7 {9 @; f
First, I would suggest we work from a posture of mutual respect. China has made extraordinary accomplishments for its people in the past three decades -- from economic growth to technological achievements. In the same period the United States played a leading role in creating conditions for the security of the global commons which has helped to foster progress throughout the world including China.1 @2 {- ~$ a% B+ J
When we do come together to talk it should be from an honest and deep appreciation of the other’s positions, challenges, aspirations and interests.$ K) r& [. Z# V5 _( P' W1 B
The second tone is to think locally and globally, for the local issues that impact this vital region often have global implications.
- D0 N" y+ ^. o2 w8 J. Q0 u5 ^" z1 t公仔箱論壇For instance, many of our security interests have a common dimension centered in places where China can exert a great deal of constructive influence. And where our interests are aligned.公仔箱論壇/ |; y j5 N+ N. g4 {9 p2 d2 w
This not only includes stability on the Korean Peninsula, but also includes the safety of shipping lanes in Southeast Asia as well as the secured access and equitable use of the global commons for all nations, not just a select few.
' f$ V# F. J4 L% J% S4 a1 R4 LNow China’s reach increasingly extends farther to even broader concerns, including Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and security in South and Central Asia. Both of our nations recognize the emerging challenges of nuclear proliferation, terrorism, growing global energy demands and the geopolitical implications and stresses of climate change.
; b- D0 |3 X1 M- D1 G5.39.217.76Therefore our exchange must not be limited to the Asia Pacific, but should range farther and wider as befits our shared interests and China’s increasing ability to contribute positively beyond its shores.
3 R% p% L& f' l5 G7 i7 x# o, \' @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThird, we should adopt the tone of looking to the future, not to the past. China today is a different country than it was ten years ago and it certainly will continue to change over the next ten years. It is not longer a rising power. It has in fact arrived as a world power./ d! n& y# c0 @" E0 P" R- H
The United States is changing as well, as are the context and global order in which both our countries operate.5.39.217.76" B$ }: _. ?4 ~. R
I believe that our dialogue needs to keep place with these changes. It needs to move from working out the particular issues and conditions of our bilateral relationship, to working together to meet broader and common goals we share.
# y8 d, h7 p; _4 }2 W- h5 z1 p公仔箱論壇Taken together these three shifts in tone could help foster renewed military relationships, to compliment the cooperation we have seen in political and economic challenges.
+ Y0 c% w) Z$ G% e3 MOf course this will not be achieved without a serious commitment. In fact now that these high level visits have gone so well, the hard work really begins. The United States stands ready to do our part.公仔箱論壇8 m3 ]6 k$ x3 [. z4 R- {
We look forward to China assuming more responsibilities for global problem solving commensurate with its growing capabilities.
3 }. q3 ^6 o( d8 `. i4 a- M7 u5.39.217.76A well-ordered world and a prosperous Asia needs both a strong and prosperous China as well as a strong and prosperous America.公仔箱論壇+ q7 k, G% j/ G
Indeed, there is little question that the world will need a China that sees itself as a responsible major power which plays an active and central role in ensuring the prosperity and security of both the Asia Pacific and the entire international community. A world power that exercises global leadership and engenders strategic trust.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 [+ w, y, U) H
If this next century is to match the dynamism of the last decade for this region, your nation and ours must be committed to the very things that have helped foster that prosperity. Free and open commerce, access to the global commons, and the peaceful resolution of conflict.
* c: h7 E5 {. A& U: m1 @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbI can promise you that the United States stands ready to stay engaged in this same spirit, and as we both work toward a future that is worthy of the promise of the people of China and the United States, and in fact all of the citizens of Asia and the Pacific Ocean that connects so many of us. By working from a posture of mutual respect, by thinking globally and locally, and by looking more to this dynamic future than to a turbulent past, I remain convinced that our militaries, indeed our two nations, will foster a longer and more mutually productive relationship and the sort of trust we both expect and deserve.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) n5 ]9 V3 t& E2 S
Thank you for your attention and for your hospitality. Just as when I meet with our American university students, I stand ready to answer your questions of any type or on any topic you desire. Xie xie.
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5 Y2 A; G# b1 P公仔箱論壇President Yuan:
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$ ?% T& f: T( W5 Q* r. n, a$ AQuestion: Hello, Mr. Chairman. I am Che Mien, a sophomore from the School of Finance.
4 t3 i# O* u: ~0 s6 ]8 k# eFirst I want to really thank you for the splendid speech you presented to us today. Thanks a lot. And your speech has mentioned about the cooperative security and regional stability in Asia. However, we notice that the United States is engaged in the joint military exercises with countries like [Vietnam] and the Philippines. We Chinese people treat these as interference in China’s relationship with its neighboring countries, and I think this is also not conducive to the security and stability in Asia. So I wonder how would you comment on this? Thank you.
$ `1 L( _& @% C4 U. L% w. ]TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Admiral Mullen: Thank you for your question.公仔箱論壇. f& x3 h4 \* C' h+ o
From the United States perspective, we have had a presence in this region for decades, and as I just indicated, certainly the intent is to broaden and deepen our interests here and our relationships here. We have relationships with many countries not just in the region but throughout the world, and that will continue as well.
/ O6 N$ u9 p' iTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Specifically I think you’re talking about the challenges in the South China Sea which have been given a great deal of attention lately, but it’s not the first time. And what is very important, and I spoke to this in my remarks, is that stability as well as the prosperity that comes with stability and economic growth is an exceptionally high priority for the United States. Instability in this region certainly affects everybody here, but it also greatly affects the United States and the globe. With specific focus on the challenges that have been seen lately, the United States recognizes globally and certainly applies regionally and locally the freedom of navigation. The right for commerce to travel and to essentially when you’re at sea to travel in international waters unimpeded.
5 G" v% [/ ]4 ?4 W$ O, Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAssociated with that in the South China Sea are certainly challenges with respect to the territorial interests that are there, and it’s certainly the United States’ expectation that these be worked out by countries from the standpoint of either multilaterally or bilaterally specifically, but done so in a responsible way so that a specific incident doesn’t rise to a level of miscalculation which could become very dangerous and get out of control.
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Question: Thank you. Your speech very much impressed me and I am a professor of international [politics and strategies] at this university. And as you know, since China’s rise and especially economical but also diplomatically and I think the success of U.S. Presidents again and again, and the United States [welcomes China’s advice], and the United States treats China as a great power. And personally and as ____, those Presidents of United States including President Obama really is treating China as, for example, financial great power, trade a great power, and in a little less degree treat China as a diplomatic power.
$ o( f' K2 W/ fTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。But sometimes Chinese soldiers as well as Chinese people, including myself, often feel strategically, United States seems definitely have not treat China as a great power and a strategic power.5.39.217.760 t! }5 X+ F6 U9 w& n: y. b7 _
So my question is, do you think perhaps United States is treating China as a strictly defined strategic power? If yes, and how would you like to define by your personal point of view of, and what mean China as a strategic power and which I believe and maybe you believe that China is entitled to be now or in the future. Thank you.
, ?$ ?& W- N$ O3 S' L. D6 WAdmiral Mullen: Professor, I actually look at it differently than from an entitlement standpoint. I really have grown up in my country and see it as a responsibility and I view it from that point of view. I think if I understood your question correctly, in my comments and I certainly meant what I said about China being a global power, and I equate that to a strategic power. And quite frankly, what underpins that from my perspective is the economic engine that China is not just for its own people but for the world.4 \" J+ l8 N5 y2 M3 v4 r% I0 V
I have said many times that a rising China, a peaceful China in the future is very positive and very constructive for the world. So I don’t disaggregate the connection between a global power and a strategic power, and I think the strength, the great strength of China and other countries including my own globally and strategically, more than any other area, is through these economic engines that drive the world. There are a handful of them. Along with that is responsibility in the diplomatic area, the political area, the military area. And they all come together.
' Z# W# n( d4 c" k7 n( atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbI think the power of leaders, and I’ll use President Hu and President Obama, to stand together and commit to this relationship, to say that the future that we have together is one of positive outcomes, has a way, a very positive way of aligning all of us in our two countries in ways that we have not been aligned before. At a time of great change, at a time of great uncertainty.
, g; W0 n1 L2 @TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。So I’m very encouraged by their leadership, but also by the leadership I’ve seen in my relationship, and I recognize it’s new, but my relationship with General Chen and other leaders in the PLA. I think we have to continue to foster these relationships. We’ve got areas of common interest which we need to continue to focus on.
3 e! Y* m3 O' y9 CTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。We are going to have disagreements. Great powers have always had disagreements. I think we just need to recognize that and work our way through those disagreements in a peaceful and constructive way where both countries and the region and the world is a better place as a result of that. S# C9 Y+ l7 |6 `5 C
Again, if I understood your question correctly, I think the strategic connection is really tied to being a great power, the responsibilities that go along with that, and is every bit as much a part of the economic, political, diplomatic and military connection as is required for this relationship. I think other countries step back and look at the two of us with expectations that we both lead and lead exceptionally well.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 \( d( y& ?2 H- t, E; X; J
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Question: Thank you, sir. I’m Jang Shin, a freshman from the School of Journalism.
# V. ?$ Y% c2 B$ z/ G1 z/ tTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。You have just mentioned that you have so far in the Pacific Ocean area, and I think as someone serving for U.S. Navy you must have spent a lot of time on the Navy ships and battles. May I ask how long is your longest voyage on the sea? And did you ever feel lonely in the sea? And if yes, how did you deal with the loneliness? Thank you.
* f i9 s/ j; ^# P) X, H$ MTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Admiral Mullen: I’ve always felt great when I’ve been at sea. [Laughter]. I haven’t been at sea in a long time, so I miss that.
5 c, F+ m6 Q4 u- Y- rTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。I mentioned literally my first voyage was a six month deployment. It was 1969 so it was to the Vietnam War which was a very difficult time regionally and a very difficult time in my own country. And I visited countries, visited Japan for the first time, visited Hong Kong for the first time, visited the Philippines for the first time. As I indicated, it was my first exposure to so many different peoples. Back in the ‘60s we didn’t travel. There’s not one of you probably who hasn’t traveled outside your country. For those of us that grew up in the United States, back then, traveling inside the United States was rarely done, so for me in my early 20s when I did this, this was my first exposure to a wonderful part of the world. As I indicated, the culture and the ethos that I learned here. The respect for family, the respect for each other, how people greeted each other, how they took care of each other, the patience that is central to this part of the world, all those things I absorbed when I was very young and they stay with me today.
) _$ K: t V9 _% U$ P1 x0 V; d4 w FAs difficult as the Vietnam War was, certainly for this region, the people of Vietnam, as well as the United States, it actually was one of the joys of my life to go to Hanoi in 2007 and see the people of Vietnam and meet the people of Vietnam and to see so much of that war put behind us. That speaks to what I said earlier.* H4 v( a( O. c7 Y
I think we will be much better off focusing on the future, learning from the past. I’m not saying ignore the past, but focusing on what’s possible in the future rather than dwelling on the past. I think if we do that as we say in the United States, the sky’s the limit.
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Question: Admiral Mullen, good afternoon. My name is Jung Xueuh. I’m a sophomore from School of Foreign Languages.
0 _2 N! V) {% a% ^As we know, the United States keeps selling advanced weapons to Taiwan. I think this goes against the regional stability and security you were talking about.
5 i* `7 L2 _( I- E1 kTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。As we have noticed, some U.S. congressmen have also questioned the legitimacy of arms sales to Taiwan. So my question is when will the United States stop selling advanced weapons to Taiwan? Thank you.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 ?! d: K: e/ ^1 b2 k
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Admiral Mullen: I very much appreciate that question. [Laughter]. As you probably know if you’ve studied my country at all, there are 535 members of my Congress, and oftentimes there are that many views on a variety of issues so that some in my Congress feel one way or another way about the sale of arms to Taiwan. Certainly it’s that part of our system. It’s a great strength of our system in terms of what I would call a diversity or variety of opinion as we make decisions.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& [8 R& _! h3 f$ J! i
The other thing with respect to this which is very important from my perspective is we have laws that have been passed to support that are specifically tied to the Taiwan Relations Act, and we honor the laws that are passed in my country.
6 r8 s3 W/ ` Q; H6 c+ `6 `公仔箱論壇So I want to be very clear about the strategic intent here to promote stability in the region from the United States policy with respect to China is a one China policy. We’ve had that for some time. And that’s certainly not going to change. We recognize that we have obligations to both China as well as Taiwan. As in all things, and this goes to the great power aspect of this, we always try to achieve the right balance with respect to how we proceed with any countries, including Taiwan as well as China, and other countries in the region.
; G, J0 V; |& J+ e, ~1 \; A1 HWe have in the past sold weapons to Taiwan and there are responsibilities we have, quite frankly, based on our relationship with Taiwan as well at the law to look at how we would do that in the future. As far as when it would cease, that’s up to the political leadership in my country and it’s not a question that I would ever answer today, but I certainly understand your point.
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Question: I’m sorry.
. ]1 G9 n/ c& TAdmiral Mullen: No, no, no. That was meant to be a joke. I’m sorry. [Laughter].
6 Y9 [6 L! p) q公仔箱論壇President Yuan: ____. [Laughter].公仔箱論壇5 O' k3 l/ ~4 X9 F$ t" M
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Question: General Mullen, I’m not a professor in international relationships, but a specialty in agricultural affairs.
+ v7 B1 ^2 v3 f' x$ N0 Z. r1 c- A公仔箱論壇You know that we have 800 million rural population. They are small farmers. They hope we can have a long-term peace because they are too small, they cannot stand any war. So from them, from their perspective, can we have a kind of explanation about the smart power and the hard power? How can you set up relations between these two concepts, and let us understand. We do need more communication and explanations. Maybe the question is not applied to answer because it’s a kind of diplomatic strategy, or not?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" c D( u( F0 H- J( w0 ^+ _8 g7 A+ Q
Admiral Mullen: I very much appreciate the question. I think that underpinning the ability to continue to improve for those in the rural areas specifically, is the growing economy which certainly would be inclusive of that. I believe globally in country after country if you have a peaceful, stable environment and you have a relationship in the development area, and I’ve been in countries where so much of their gross domestic product is tied to agriculture. The technological improvements that can be shared between countries -- the United States and China for instance -- that would help and raise the standard of living for the 800 million people that you talk about is, from my perspective, that’s all a part of smart power.
% I7 F' v* @/ d0 f; |1 e公仔箱論壇I have said in my own country that we have over the course of the last decade or so, we’ve led too much with our military and we need to lead with our economic assistance, our diplomatic relationships, our educational initiatives to understand each other better. I think out of that in a peaceful environment which we all seek, that fertilizes this growth which can occur so that a better way of life, a higher standard of living for those 800 million and others is possible.5.39.217.76' y k& t7 M7 @
So smart power covers a vast array of investments -- education and technology, the kinds of procedures that we learn, including, and I mentioned in my opening comments, including focusing on things that affect all of us -- climate change being front and center for the world that we’re living in. Engaging together in ways to improve both our countries along those lines I think is absolutely critical, and the best way to do that is to have a relationship that is a peaceful relationship, and I assure you that’s one the United States seeks.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( O& p+ V5 F8 O7 e) Z0 R! s
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Question: Good afternoon, Admiral Mullen.
) a8 S1 S) M+ E' U$ B- o1 ~5.39.217.76I have a question from ____ the U.S. Embassy’s ____ blog. I will speak in Chinese.
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) F) |& @- B4 r- e% T2 U7 OTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Admiral Mullen: Form the United States’ perspective, the United States military carries out the orders and the direction of the President of the United States. Thank you.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' ^$ Q! J8 e. _) b; f
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Obviously the President is elected by our people as is our Congress who passes our laws. The military remains a completely neutral what I call apolitical position on everything. So we really carry out the direction that we get from the President of our country.
. k8 C8 a5 A; n% a ?公仔箱論壇At the core of who we are in the United States is to protect the freedoms and the principles that we cherish in our country which underpins our democracy and what we’ve been as a country for 235 years. So it’s very easy on the one hand to carry out the orders that we’re given and to support, at a very high level we support the people of America because the American people elect our political leadership. It’s worked for 235 years and it’s going to work for centuries into the future.
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Question: Good afternoon Mr. Mullen. My name is Su Yi. I’m from the School of International Studies.8 [& a/ z1 e3 z8 R
My question is about the internet. We all know that the internet was invented in the U.S. and was first used by the U.S. military. Nowadays the internet has come to so many people’s daily life. So I want to ask you what the U.S. military do to keep its separate space safe and secure? Thank you.
. |5 k, }' x/ }8 }9 ?! _) x6 B5.39.217.76Admiral Mullen: The internet actually was put together by a group of scientists that were employed by the Department of Defense, and I think it’s fairly easy to say that it’s changed the world, specifically.
; p( n$ x7 }3 t5.39.217.76I spoke of this earlier. It is for those of us in leadership positions to handle this kind of capability from a military standpoint very responsibly. And the world of cyber is an emerging, growing, rapidly expanding world that concerns me greatly. When I get asked questions about what I’m most concerned about in the future, cyber warfare is at the top because that warfare has the capability for shutting down infrastructure, shutting down power systems, shutting down financial systems, and it’s very important to recognize that it’s an area that doesn’t have any rules, doesn’t have any boundaries, nobody’s in charge, and I think we have to recognize not just the upside potential, because the upside potential benefits all of us. But the downside potential. That gets back to what I said earlier in terms of leadership and countries being responsible with respect to other capabilities, but this would be an example of that.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 y; f0 O, B: F* X3 o* L3 @
I think we’re in the early stages of really understanding what this means, and that leaders like myself and others who didn’t grow up with cyber have to make sure we make room for understanding, we develop the skills personally as well as we invest in our young people to ensure that we’re able to handle this in a responsible way.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ c7 H! `6 I" m) W% C' z
I think you made the point, there’s no looking back here. It is with us, it’s changed the world and that will continue into the future. We should focus on it for the betterment of humanity and making a difference in so many people’s lives. All of that is possible.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. {- `, B) W; {8 `8 n4 @- O! q
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Question: Thank you, General Mullen. I have two small questions.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 H. G7 U1 I, z) s! h
First, in the recent days some American media talk about the Western Pacific China-American joint management. What are the specific contents. Are those the panel for what you call the greater Chinese responsibility? The first question.
" n2 n1 } j! w; k WSecondly, as one of the top officials from DoD, how do you estimate or comment on the effects of the American military sanctions against China after 22 years? Thank you very much.
8 g( j/ A5 d# x3 n3 z- G3 uAdmiral Mullen: I’m sorry. Could you repeat the first question again? Sorry.公仔箱論壇% l3 Y: F% Q% U" e3 |2 k
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Admiral Mullen: Actually, I’m not familiar with the term, but I think I certainly understand of the joint management, that may have been, and I just don’t know, that may have been how someone characterized the relationship. How I think about that is aligned with what I said earlier in terms of the relationship we have between our two countries, but also the responsibilities that we and quite frankly other countries have in the region for the maritime domain and ensuring that it’s open and free, commerce can travel, and it’s done so in a way that recognizes the international law, if you will -- I spoke of freedom of navigation very specifically.5.39.217.76* F0 o+ i9 v$ N1 P9 g) ^
The second question was about sanctions specifically. I spoke earlier of the laws in my country, and those laws and specifically the areas that have been focused on in sanctions, they’re outside my particular purview. I actually stay away from that from the standpoint of those are decided by the lawmakers and the leadership in my country and so I wouldn’t speak to the specifics as to how effective or whether or not they should be there. I would hope someday we’d have a relationship where there were no sanctions.公仔箱論壇& x& V( O6 ?9 B( j" T
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9 A( Z! s: r H( U1 g4 U1 z公仔箱論壇Admiral Mullen: Hello. [Laughter].
7 m! t7 M! d3 [公仔箱論壇Question: I guess my question is more about our foreign policy in the U.S. I was wondering, part of our policy is to spread democracy and I was wondering why we do that. If a country’s government works for them, why don’t we just let it be as it is instead of trying to change it?公仔箱論壇% ]$ p% w8 f. _2 F3 T
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Admiral Mullen: I think from the United States perspective obviously democracy is something that we believe in, because it’s who we are. We’ve also seen its affects in many other countries in the world. I don’t share the view that we’re trying to impose it on anybody. We recognize sovereign countries, their right to have the kind of government they want to have to in fact develop the way they want to develop, and again, we’re not in a position to try to impose our version of democracy on any country. I think we have, there is an expectation globally that the United States will lead and that’s an expectation that’s held whether it is friend or foe, and we feel a responsibility to lead in many areas, and we are doing that now and we’re going to do that in the future.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 w3 Y. i( \- s
I also think the United States has seen throughout the world, and I’ve been all over the world, is seen in many ways as a very bright light to a better future. So there are peoples all over the world that seek that. They still come, foreigners still come to America to become American citizens as has happened from the beginning of our democracy.3 Z& M& A- a. b+ X. ], _+ D/ D5 x
So I think more along the lines of it being an example and a hope, but not an imposition, and certainly a system that I know you know that I very strongly believe in.
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I’m not quite sure, ten years after launch of the war, the decision is finally made by President Obama to withdraw the troops from Afghanistan. So if I may, it means some kind of failure in Afghanistan war and at the same time, given the ongoing situation in Libya, will the U.S. send ground troops to Libya? And if the U.S. captured Gadhafi, will he be treated the same way just like Saddam Hussein? Thank you.
- E3 U, |7 q, N- [/ f* jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAdmiral Mullen: I’ll answer the second part first. The United States has no intention of putting any ground troops in Libya specifically. We are there now very much in support of the NATO operation. And when I say support I really mean in support kinds of capabilities. So refueling support would be an example. Search and rescue would be an example. But we are not, we don’t have forces there that are striking, offensively striking in Libya as we speak.+ Q% h4 [6 P9 s/ g6 K9 B
With respect to Afghanistan, President Obama’s recent speech signaled the beginning of the withdrawal of the United States forces, and it’s something that he actually stated his intent in his December 2009 speech when he made the decision to send in 30,000 U.S. troops, but they would be there, they would start to be withdrawn in July of 2011. So he’s keeping that commitment.
3 |5 A+ T/ R: a0 `Over the course of the next year-plus, we will withdraw those surge troops, actually 33,000 troops by the end of summer, 2012. But at the end of that timeframe there are still 68,000 United States troops that will remain in Afghanistan. In fact when you add the growth of the Afghan security forces there will be more forces available in Afghanistan in 2012 and 2011, even as we bring out the United States 33,000 troops. What is important in that is the investment in the training of the Afghan Security Forces, getting Afghanistan to a point where it can provide for its own security so that it does not in the future become a safe haven for al-Qaida or another terrorist organization to allow the kind of attacks that killed 3,000-plus Americans on 9/11 to ever occur again.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( w" E) m0 ^6 C
It does not signal a departure from the area because President Obama is committed to a strategic partnership and relationship with Afghanistan as we are to Pakistan and with the region, and we look to that partnership and that commitment, and it’s not just the United States. There are 48 other countries with ground troops in Afghanistan right now, so there’s an international commitment there to stabilize that part of the world so that it too can be a country that improves its economy and takes care of its people. It’s a vital interest. The region is a vital one for the United States, so I don’t see us going away.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( Z3 _7 k% R# Z9 a6 y9 C- q
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Question: Thank you, Admiral, for your speech. I’m from School of International Studies and my major is diplomacy.0 ~, b9 ?3 g* ?+ J3 T: k. l
I ask you a question about military action or military theory, but I want to ask the question in Chinese, I think. I express myself completely.5.39.217.76. i" k* P3 \/ C" f" ]* c
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% l. P( l) f! U1 R6 f' a+ Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAdmiral Mullen: As I said in my opening remarks, the investment in military capabilities, not just in China but throughout the region, has grown with the improved economies in the region. That’s fairly normal. Historically that’s expected to happen. The challenge will be growing in a way that is very constructive and provides the kind of stability for the region that is needed so that the peoples can actually, many countries, that their lives can improve. I have every expectation that as China’s military grows we will have more and more interactions, more and more responsibilities, more and more opportunities.5.39.217.76/ \9 |2 S, ~: [/ W
While I am here to visit over the course of these few days at the invitation of General Chen, I am hopeful in the future that we would have military officers that would be doing exchange visits; that we would have military officers who come to school here, to the War College or the National Defense University for a year. That’s truly the time where we learn to understand each other. When we live with each other, when our families get to know each other, we have more and more exercises where we exchange officers so that we can learn more about each other. That’s been a very successful model in the past, and I think it has great possibilities for the future.5.39.217.76& i( [$ Q1 t; o( {( z+ f
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Question: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and welcome to RUC. My name is Jeng Yuchien. I’m a professor of English language, I teach English. One thing I would like to let you know, after your visit you will have many fans, admirers, not just because of your clear articulation of the good American accent but also because of the good contents in your talk. [Laughter]. You have left us with some good quotations. I have noted down a few.5.39.217.76; X* o! |& }, @! F
One is the relationship between the U.S. and China will shape the world. This is one quotation I like very much. u! u2 h0 k5 _7 L/ g& O/ f6 }
The second is that China’s rise does not mean the decline of the United States. Here I would like to ask one little question. How many people in the Congress, a round figure will do, can agree with this statement? The rise of China does not mean the decline of America. Thank you.
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Admiral Mullen: Actually LI believe that if we get this right eventually all of them will believe that’s okay. We are clearly now at a time of great change for my country, for your country. Times of change are both exciting, many opportunities, but also present many many challenges.5.39.217.76* _. ~, t _7 ~, u% T
I would go back to what ties us together. And it’s not us uniquely, but it’s these economic ties. Because there are other economic engines in the world that I think we all have relationships with. India is one, Brazil is another, Europe is another. Obviously the Middle East. Those are the engines that are going to drive outcomes in the world and relationships that are tied to those are absolutely critical.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# t" N6 |( T$ }8 X# D: y7 j9 f
China’s rise is inevitable. As the number two global economic power in the world and continuing to grow, I think all of us have to recognize that and that it would behoove all of us to figure out the best way to make sure that’s done peacefully, constructively, transparently, and that we understand each other so that everybody’s population, the people of all the countries benefit from that peaceful, constructive rise.
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