Li亚乐(Anya)Choosewhatyoulove.Lovewhatyouchoose.1ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITYTheSilkRoadandChina'sDevelopment2ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITYGoodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.Itisyouwhogivemegivemegreathonourtobehere.Iwouldliketosharesomeofmythoughtswithyouonthetopicof“SilkRoadandChina’sdevelopment”.3ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITYAndfirstofall，Iwouldliketomentionastory,whichdatesbacktothe2ndcenturyB.C.WhenZhangQianwentonabusinesstriptooneofwesterncountries----AcountrylocatedinIrannamed“restinpeace”.Theleaderthereshowedgracioushospitality.Peopletheregaveostricheggandmagicshowtothem.Inreturn,Chineseenvoygavesilkandsilkclothingtothemaspresent.4ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITYZhangqiansaidtothem:“Itisthisbridgeoffriendshipthatconnectsustogether!”Eversinethen,peopleonthisroadnotonlyboughtthegoods,butalsoexchangetheirideasandtechniquesonwhichwesternEuropeanswillonedaydepend----suchas:papermaking,gunpowder,musicinstrument.5ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITYThisisastoryoftraderoadthatchangedtheworld,aroadthatwasover5,000mileslong,andallthewayfromChineseancientcapitalcity---Xi'An,throughcentralAsia,throughmanymanymysteriouscountries.6ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITYThiswastheSilkRoad!WithprosperoustradetakingplaceinSilkRoad,moreandmorebusinessesofvariouskinds,fromdifferentcountriesjoinedin.Ourpolicy,politics,societyandcommercewerebeingsloshedintoalargemeltingpotsofhumanity.Theimplicationofthisphenomenonisthattheneedanddesiretocommunicateacrossdifferencesincultureandideologyisnotonlyfeltbythetwocountriesbutbymanyothernationsaswell.7ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITYAndtoday“OneBelt,OneRoad”policyistryingtomakeChinaandtheworldmorelinked.8ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITYAswecanseetoday,theRoadhasconnectedChina's18provincesandother53countries,including93citiesthroughAsianandEuropencountries.FromthebeginnerofSilkRoadtotheinitiatorof“OneBeltOneRoad”,wehavecomealongway!9ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITYButforouryounggeneration,whatdoesthewayaheadlooklike?Howarewedifferent?Morechallengesstillexistforouryoungpeople.Howarewegoingtobeainter-disciplinarytalenttoadopttothislinkedworld?Howtomaintainourcultureidentityandcultureconfidenceinthisincreasinglyhomogeneousworld?Howtodefinegreatnessinourriseasapeace-lovingnation?Andwhatarewegoingtodotoshapethefurtureofourselvesoratlarge,ourcountry?10ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITYThisinterlinkedcommunityentailsquestionsthatconcernusall,likemanyyoungpeoplemyageincollege.Ofcoursewebelievethatouryounggenerationwillbemorecompetentandall-rounddeveloped,ourcountrywillgetmoreprosperousandenjoyrespectintheinternationalcommunity.ButIcanassureyouthatmoreimportantly,weyoungpeopleshouldbroadenourmindsanddomoreseriousthinkingallthetime.11ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITYIknowtherewillneverbeeasyanswerstotheseissues.However,itisthefirststeptobepreparedforfacingbothopportunitiesandchallengescomingourway!ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITY12Thanksagainforyourattention!13ＳＨＡＡＮＸＩSCI-TECHUNIVERSITY
