合作是我们的唯一选择
——国务委员戴秉国在伦敦的谈话
2011年9月27日，英国伦敦
Cooperation is the Only Choice
By China's State Councilor Dai Bingguo in London
27 September 2011
很高兴时隔两年再次来到英国，与黑格外交大臣共同主持中英战略对话。
It's a great pleasure to be back in Britain after two years and co-chair with Foreign Secretary William Hague the China-UK Strategic Dialogue.
当前两国关系要想取得新突破，一方面要以新思路、新方式推进合作，另一方面要处理好分歧，为合作创造条件。
Nowadays, to have new breakthroughs in our relationship, we need new ideas and new ways to take our cooperation forward. And both our countries must manage differences appropriately to create conditions for closer cooperation.
中英关系几十年来取得了很大发展,英国现在是中国在欧盟内第一大留学生目的地国、第三大贸易伙伴和第二大投资来源地。
China-UK relations have made significant progress in the decades past. Today, Britain hosts more Chinese students than any other EU member and is China's 3rd largest trading partner and 2nd largest investor within the EU.
今明两年，两国关系中的大事喜事不断，中国提供的一对大熊猫将在年底前抵英，明年是两国建交40周年和伦敦奥运年，双边关系面临着新的发展机遇。
This year and next year will see quite a number of major occasions in bilateral relations. A pair of giant pandas from China will settle in Britain later this year. 2012 marks 40 years of full diplomatic relations between China and Britain. And it's also when London will host the Olympic Games. All these momentous events will open the way for our relations to move still further.
中英两国历史文化传统、社会制度不同，难免在一些问题上有不同看法。有不同意见不要紧，关键是要相互尊重、相互适应、相互体谅、相互帮助，不要把自己的主张强加于人，老想改变对方，事实上谁也改变不了谁。世界如同一个大花园，百花齐放，才能更美丽。
China and Britain have different histories, cultural traditions and social systems. It's unavoidable that we may disagree here and there. What's essential is that we should respect, accommodate and help each other instead of forcing our own ideas on each other. In real life no one is able to change others. The world is very much like a garden, whose most beautiful season comes when all kinds of flowers blossom.
（编辑：薛琳）
