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I believe it is only a matter of time before China is the largest economy. Whether this occurs in 10 years or 20 is beside the point. What matters is the trend. Yet this promising trend will also bring major challenges. One is the process of urbanization. Particularly in mega-city dimensions like Guangzhou and other cities in Guangdong Province. The primary challenge is to ensure sustainable development. This means meeting the needs of a growing urban population without condemning future generations to unacceptable levels of pollution, disastrous climatic disturbances and depleted resources. It means finding financially feasible solutions for providing adequate power, water, healthcare, waste disposal and so on to millions of urban residents.
The task is formidable. So formidable, in fact, that no city and no central government can hope to master it alone. All stakeholders in the future, from the government, municipal authorities and business community to the general public, must work together, and work hard, toward this goal.
In this context, the advantages of strong public private partnership are obvious. Close cooperation between the public and the private sectors enables the partners to share risks, responsibilities and benefits. We believe the future will belong to partner companies that are willing, and able, to act in this team spirit.
As one of the world’ s largest electronic and electrical engineering companies and a leading provider of infrastructure around the globe, Siemens has long been committed to public-private partnership. We see ourselves as an integral pan of the societies we serve, as an active and influential voice in environmental matters, and as a good corporate citizen in the global community as well as in each of the 190 countries where we operate. Our deepest commitment is helping shape society by providing beneficial solutions that promote sustainable urban development. In short, we see ourselves as an architect of the future.
无我认为，中国成为全球第一大经济体是迟早的事。这能否在10年或20年以内实现无关紧要，重要的是发展的趋势。然而，这一有希望的趋势也会带来重大的挑战。一个挑战是城市化，尤其是在百万人口的城市，例如广州以及广东省其他城市。首要的挑战是保证可持续发展。这意味着在满足日益增长的城市人口需求的同时，不让子孙后代承受无法接受的污染水平、灾难性的气候变化以及资源枯竭问题。这意味着我们要找到经济上可行的方案，为数百万城市居民提供足够的电力、水、卫生保健和废物处理服务。
这项任务十分艰巨。实际上，这项任务的艰巨程度让所有城市和中央政府都对单独完成它不抱任何希望。未来的所有利益相关者，从政府、市政当局和商界到普通大众，都必须共同努力，努力实现这一目标。
在这种情况下，公私合作的优势显得尤为明显。公共部门和私营部门之间的密切合作使合作伙伴能够分享风险、责任和利益。我们相信，未来将属于有意愿、有能力以团队精神行事的合作伙伴公司。
西门子作为世界上最大的电子和电气工程公司之一，同时也是全球领先的基础设施供应商，一直致力于公私合营。在我们所服务的社会面前，我们将自己视为一个整体；在环境问题面前，我们将自己视为一个积极而有影响力的声音；在全球范围下以及我们所运营的190个国家中，我们将自己视为一个愿意合作的好公民。我们最真挚的承诺是通过提供有益的解决方案来促进城市的可持续发展，从而改变社会。总而言之，我们将自己看做是筑造未来的建筑师。