On behalf of the foreign guests attending this workshop, let me say a most sincere “thank you” for your warm and gracious welcome. From the little I’ ve seen in the short time when I’ ve been here, I’ d have to say China is a very beautiful country and your people are very friendly. I know that I can speak for everyone when I say that, from the moment when we arrived at the airport, there have been many helpful and considerate people to take care of all the little things that make the difference between a hectic and a relaxing trip. The accommodations you have provided are very comfortable and the setting for this workshop is relaxed, yet business like.

We are all glad to be here to participate in this workshop on computer technology. We’ ve all read about phenomenal success with computers in China and we’ ve all seen the numbers on how healthy the industry is here, and now we get the opportunity for a closer look. I know we have a lot to learn from your experience here in China, and hope our experience will be helpful to you here also.

I think we share the sentiments expressed by Mr. Zhang in his welcome address that as a worldwide industry, we can learn to cooperate more, to share new ideas and developments, to coordinate research efforts between countries, and to make computers more accessible and understandable to the average person. Working together, we can all move forward quickly.

This is an exciting time for the computer industry worldwide, and we are excited to have the opportunity to participate in this workshop. Thank you for the invitation and the warm reception.