orbothopportunitiesandchallenges
comingourway".weneedtorespondhonestly.
acompetitionlikethisdrawstalentedstudentsfromallover
thecountry.andofcourse,ilearntmorethingsthanjust
aboutpublicspeaking.sinceinthefinalanalysis,public
speakingisallabouteffectivecommunication.andthisgoes
trueforallcommunications,whatevertheirsetting.
andthefollowingisthefinalversionofmyspeech:
globalization:
opportunitiesandchallenges
forchina'syoungergeneration
thirtyyearsago,americanpresidentrichardnixonmadean
epoch-makingvisittochina,acountrystillisolatedatthat
time.premierzhouenlaisaidtohim,"yourhandshakecame
overthevastestoceanintheworld—twenty-fiveyearsofno
communication".thirtyyearssince,chinaandamericahave
exchangedmanyhandshakes.thefundamentalimplicationofthis
exampleisthattheneedtocommunicateacrossdifferencesin
cultureandideologyisnotonlyfeltbythetwocountriesbut
bymanyothernationsaswell.
aswecanseetoday,environmentalistsfromdifferent
countriesaremakingjo
inteffortstoaddresstheissueof
globalwarming,economistsareseekingsolutionstofinancial
crisesthatrageinaparticularregionbutnonetheless
crippletheworldeconomy,andpoliticiansanddiplomatsare
gettingtogethertodiscusstheissueofcombatingterrorism.
peaceandprosperityhasbecomeacommongoalthatweare
strivingforallovertheworld.underlyingthismightytrend
ofglobalcommunicationistheechoofe.m.forster'swords
"onlyconnect!"
withtheitrevolution,traditionalboundarieso