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外国友人眼中的中国——英语演讲稿LadiesandgentlemenesteemedjudgesitismyhonortospeaktoyoutodayonthetopicofChinaintheEyesofForeignFriends.AssomeonewhohashadthegoodfortuneoftravelingandmeetingpeoplefromdifferentcountriesIcantellyouthattheimageofChinahasundergoneadramaticchangeinthepastfewdecades.Frombeingseenasacountrythatwasclosedoffandbackwardsithasnowbecomeaglobaleconomicpowerhousethatisincreasinglyshapingtheworldwelivein.OneofthethingsthatIthinkforeignersappreciateaboutChinaisitsrichcultureandlonghistory.Chinahasacivilizationthatdatesbackover5000yearsandthishasleftbehindalegacyofartliteraturephilosophyandcuisinethatistrulyunique.MostforeignerswhocometoChinaarestruckbyitsvisualsplendor:theGreatWalltheForbiddenCitytheShaolinTempleortheTerraCottaWarriors.Thesearesymbolsofarichpastthatstillresonatewithpeopletoday.AnotheraspectofChinathatstandsoutforforeignersisitspeople.Chinesepeopleareknownforbeingwarmfriendlyandhospitable.Theyarequicktowelcomeforeignersandeagertosharetheirculturewiththem.ManyforeignersappreciatethesenseofcommunitythatexistsinChinawherepeoplestillvaluefriendshipsandrelationships.YetatthesametimeChinaisarapidlychangingcountry.Thepaceofdevelopmentisstaggering:fromtheskyscrapersthatarespringingupincitieslikeShanghaiandBeijingtothehigh-speedtrainsthatcantravelupto400km/hChinaisacountrythatrefusestostandstill.ManyforeignersappreciatetheenergyanddynamismofChinesesocietyandtheyfeelthatthisisaplacewhereanythingispossible.OfcoursetherearealsochallengesandcontroversiesthatcomewithChinasrise.Theissuesofpollutioncensorshipandhumanrightsareallconcernsthatarefrequentlyraisedinforeignmedia.ThesearecomplexissuesthatdonthaveeasysolutionsandtheyarethingsthatChinaneedstoaddressifitwantstocontinueitsascentasagloballeader.OverallhoweverIbelievethatChinaisacountrythatisincreasinglyrespectedandadmiredbyforeignersaroundtheworld.Itsrapideconomicgrowthrichculturalheritageandfriendlypeoplehaveallcontributedtoitspositiveimageabroad.ThefactthatsomanyforeignersarechoosingtocometoChinatostudyworkortravelisatestamenttotheappealofthisremarkablecountry.InconclusionIwouldliketosaythatChinasinfluenceontheworldisonlygoingtogrowinthecomingyears.AsitcontinuestoriseitwillfacenewchallengesandopportunitiesbutIamconfidentthatitwillrisetotheoccasion.AsChinaandtherestoftheworldbecomemoreinterconnecteditisimportantthatweallworktogethertobuildamoreprosperousandpeacefulworld.Thankyou.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。