【正确答案】{{B}}译文1{{/B}} Your mention of ASEAN reminds me of an ASEAN meeting I attended last year. I remember on that occasion Mr. Mahathir and Mr. Goh Chok Tong drew a vivid analogy between China and a "friendly elephant". They told me the rise of China would not pose a threat to their countries. To answer your question, let me say China has a history of 5,000 years. We had a glorious past, but we also suffered humiliation and subjugation. The rise of China and its rejuvenation are the dreams of the Chinese people for many generations. What are the connotations of China's peaceful rise? Let me make the following points. Firstly, in promoting China's peaceful rise, we must take full advantage of the very good opportunity of world peace to endeavor to develop and strengthen ourselves, and at the same time safeguard world peace with our own development. Secondly, the rise of China can only be based on our own strength and on our independent, self-reliant and hard efforts. It also has to be based on the broad market of China, the abundant human resources and capital reserves as well as the innovation of our systems as a result of reform. Thirdly, China's rise could not be achieved without the rest of the world. We must always maintain the opening up policy and develop economic and trade exchanges with all friendly countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. Fourthly, China's rise will require a long period of time and probably the hard work of many generations of Chinese people. Fifthly, the rise of China will not stand in the way of any other country or pose a threat to any other country, or be achieved at the expense of any particular nation. China does not seek hegemony now. Nor will we ever seek hegemony even after China becomes more powerful. {{B}}译文2{{/B}} The very mention of ASEAN leads me back to the ASEAN summit meeting last year when Mr. Mahathir and Mr. Gob Chok Tong compared China to a friendly elephant. They argued that China's rise won't pose any threat to anyone. China has witnessed both glorious moments and humiliating episodes in its history of over 5,000 years. The rise of China has been a dream cherished by many generations of the Chinese nation. What is China's peaceful rise all about? First, it means we must seize upon the exciting opportunity that the prevailing peaceful international environment offers us to boost our own development as a way of safeguarding world peace in return. Second, we must rely largely on our own to push for China's rise. That means we must make full use of our vast market, abundant labor force and large capital reserve and embrace reform-driven institutional innovation. Third, China can't rise in isolation from the rest of the world. China must remain open and committed to business interactions with all countries of good will on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. Fourth, it will take years, decades or even generations before China truly rises as a global power. Fifth, China's rise won't get in the way of others, threaten anyone or happen at the sacrifice of anybody else. China doesn't and will never seek hegemony even after it becomes a global power.