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王理宗/文
金秋十月，碩果累累，10月9日廣東高科技產(chǎn)業(yè)商會王理宗會長率企業(yè)家赴英國，參加在倫敦舉行的“全球CEO年度活動”。活動由全球CEO俱樂部主辦，此次活動云集多國總統(tǒng)、政要、議員，英國皇室、迪拜皇室及來自數(shù)十個國家的知名企業(yè)家，可謂政商精英薈萃，群星熠熠。年度活動由“歡迎招待會”、“媒體年度社交活動”、“2017年寰球CEO獎商業(yè)峰會”及“2017年寰球CEO紅地毯頒獎典禮”構(gòu)成。
10月10日，在英國國會上議院大廳舉行的“2017年寰球CEO獎商業(yè)峰會”上，王理宗會長作為代表用英文發(fā)表題為《中國，與世界共成長》的主題演講，闡明了中國崛起給世界帶來的機會和與世界共同成長的理念，表達了在推動中英合作及中國與其他國家和地區(qū)合作中，廣東高科技產(chǎn)業(yè)商會的愿景，他的演講受到現(xiàn)場的政要、皇室成員及企業(yè)家的強烈共鳴和高度認同。演講結(jié)束后，大家紛紛與理宗會長交流及互留聯(lián)系方式，并表示要保持聯(lián)系，希望未來會有更多與廣東高科技產(chǎn)業(yè)商會的合作機會。主持勛爵表示，理宗會長的演講稿格局宏大、視野廣闊，他的演講激情飛揚，文采斐然，將全文在《泰晤士報》和英國媒體刊登。在英國首席執(zhí)行官俱樂部承辦的“歡迎招待會”上，廣東高科技產(chǎn)業(yè)商會副會長、理士國際集團董事局主席董李先生做了熱情洋溢的致辭，理士國際榮獲“全球年度新能源貢獻獎”殊榮。
此行，王理宗會長還參訪了牛津大學，并與牛津大學校董深度交流，雙方就未來推動商會與牛津在科技、文化及“一帶一路”建設中的合作達成高度默契。
China， growing up in a global family
中國，與世界共成長
My Lord，Mr President，Parliament，Government Official, Ladies and Gentlemen,
My warmest greeting to you on this very special occasion.
Shenzhen, a beautiful city in southern China, is where I come from. It is amazing in many ways. It is the preeminent high-tech hub of China, known for its well-developed market economy system and global reach. It is energetic and remarkably young, founded merely 36 years ago. The founding of Shenzhen, a special economic zone within China, marked the beginning the China’s reform movement, which resulted in a total transformation of China that we all witnessed in the past three decades.
It is my privilege to be invited to this esteemed event, the BURJ CEO Awards Ceremony, held in the beautiful city of London. I am honored and humbled at the same time to be a speaker.
The progress of nations and humankinds as a whole calls for the collaboration between nations and the joint effort of entrepreneurs across the globe. That way, we can effectively deal with, and find solution for many challenges that we are facing today, such as climate change issue, environmental pollution issue, and the overall health of global finance. Only through collaboration, we can find effective counter-balance to escalating social disparity, social immobility, social injustice, as well as ethnic and racial tension. Only through collaboration, we can empower people to take more control of their own destiny, benefitting from the common good of technological progress, and the shared resources in health care and education.
The world is in need of entrepreneurs for their creativity, the ever inquiring mind, the connective thinking, and above all the courage to act, and the drive to make it happen. Entrepreneurs are treasures to their countries and heroes to their people. The celebrity entrepreneurs and the popular brands they created are in fact the most effective vehicles of cultural exchange, and the bearers of national pride.
We learn about America through Apple, Microsoft and Google. We learn about UK through HSBC, Barclays and Shell. We learn about Japan through Toyota, Sony and Panasonic. Likewise, China, in its modern form, is re-introduced to the world through Huawei, Tencent and Alibaba. Brands do not just covey the functionalities of products; they also project the image of a nation and its underlying culture. Every well-known global company is a good business card for its motherland. My dear friends and fellow entrepreneurs, some of you have been to China, and some of you will soon to be there. Some of you know a lot about China, and some of you are learning about it. Regardless the level of prior acquaintance, we come to meet each other today as entrepreneurs in this global village. I hope this common name tag, “entrepreneur”, resonate with you as much it has resonated with me. By finding the resonating frequency of thought, we charter a common path for the future, a path to prosperity for all.
In the last three decades, China has undergone a remarkable transformation, with hundreds of million people coming out of poverty, GDP growing at a high rate and a new middle class expanding at a double-digit rate. The development in China also gives rise to new and interesting opportunities for the world. There was this young fellow who came to set up a business in China. To settle in, he bought a house in Shanghai. Several years later, when finishing his assignment, he sold the property at a ten-fold price. At his farewell, this is the very word he said, “China is just an AMAZING place!” This is certainly a small side story of one fortunate individual. It nevertheless manifests the tremendous energy and opportunities brought by the rapid growth of China.
Looking forward, China is entering the second phase of transformation, underscored by the reinvestment in technologies and the climb in the value chain. The world is going to witness a progressive China embracing the global order, effectively shouldering the allocated responsibility on the global stage, and being a constructive agent for global development. The proposition of “One-Belt-One-Road” and the founding of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) together is a testimony to this new vision of China. This vision embodies new opportunities, new room to grow, and new ways of thinking and working together.
Talking about China, I have to bring up Guangdong Province, also known as Canton, in old English. In terms of the scale of economy, it has been the largest among provinces of China, for consecutive twenty eight years. It also managed to be the fastest growing one as well. If counting as an individual economy entity, Guangdong would have ranked 16th among G20. Its GDP in 2016 is eight trillion RMB, which is about 1.2 trillion US dollars. As China enters a new phase of economic development, Guangdong is leading the nation in the transition into the new norm.
Guangdong is known for its thrilling manufacturing sector, earning itself a nickname, “the factory for the world”. It is leading China in its industrial transformation hallmarked by three words, precision, intelligence and automation. Huangpu district of Guangzhou is a hub for CNC lathes and industrial robots. District of Songshan Lake in Dongguan is best known for its incubator for startup companies, specializing in robotics. In the nearby historical city of Shunde, it harbors Southern China Institute for Advanced Robotics Research. Between them, a highly competitive cluster has emerged. Guangdong is also known for its high-tech industries centered in the city of Shenzhen. Shenzhen is home to many leading companies of China: the global IT giant, Tencent, the global communication equipment giant, Huawai, the largest domestic producer of electric vehicles, BYD, the largest maker of touch screen, O-film, the leading domestic manufacturer of medical equipment, Mindray, the largest laser equipment company, Han’s Laser, and the largest unmanned drone maker, DJI, to name a few. As for the presence of global companies, total of 275 firms on the list of Global 500 set their global headquarter or regional headquarter in Shenzhen. From the standpoint of view of these global companies, Guangdong is no longer just a manufacturing site; it has gradually evolved into a center of innovation in its own right.
Guangdong Chamber of Commerce for High-Tech Industries was established twenty years ago, and is the first of its kind in China. Over two hundreds of its members are public traded companies in China or abroad. It serves as a platform for integrating resources along technology value chain. In the past two decades, we organized over 800 events including international conferences, exchange meetings, and over 100 forums. These events attracted over one hundred thousand attendees. The chamber has also established six investment funds and facilitated over 30 companies to go IPO in China or abroad. Over 100 of its member companies have cross-holding relationships, and thus forming a tightly knitted interest group.
As part of effort to promote exchange and collaboration between Guangdong high-tech industry and its global peers, I personally have leaded envoys to set foot in over 80 countries and regions. We have set up a center for international roadshow, and a panel for international investment. We have branch offices in Vietnam, Germany, Dubai and Australia. Our chamber has facilitated the collaboration between our member companies and their peers in US, Germany, Korea and Australia in high-growth areas of microelectronic, IT, advanced materials and renewable energy. These efforts have resulted in new trade over 8 billion and a direct investment of 1 billion in US dollars. We want to bring our people, our products, our technologies, our investments and our talents to the world. We also welcome you, my dear friends, to China, a land of deep culture known for its modesty and tolerance, and a land of many opportunities. I volunteer myself as your tour guide to see Guangdong and Shenzhen, bearing witness to its ongoing changes and feeling its vitality and excitement. Guangdong Chamber of Commerce for High-tech Industries is in your disposal, serving as one of primary gateways to China. We understand the tremendous value of connectivity and speed. Through our network and platform, we can help you make quick connection between projects and the right resources in service of your ultimate business objective. We want to be your friends and reliable business partners. We want to see more exchanges and communications at business level and personal level.
This is an era of shared fate. The world is so connected that none of us can live well in isolation. The global community will thrive as a whole when working together; conversely, its fate is doomed when every country is working in isolation and shying away for collective interest. Nowadays, a slowdown in one major economy can be quickly felt around globe in the time scale of months rather than years. Collaboration is the best way and probably the only way to face the challenges. I am paraphrasing what President Xi Jingping once famously said, “Golden opportunity arises from deep collaboration, underpinned by genuine respect and appreciation for each other.” If you have missed out China’s SILVER era of past thirty years, I am sure that you will not sit out the coming golden era of a new thirty.
My fellow entrepreneurs, as my speech draws to a conclusion, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoy the moment on this stage, sharing my thoughts with you and feeling the connection with you. I also have to say, using Romeo as my mouth piece, “Ay, so I fear, the more is my unrest.” Taking that advice, I am going to conclude my speech with a Chinese proverb: conquer with combined forces and prevail with combined wisdom.
May we all embrace this new era with dreams, confidence and joint efforts! May China perform well to a raised expectation on global stage, and bring delights to the world. Thank you all.
以下為演講稿中文譯本
尊敬的各位貴族閣下、總統(tǒng)先生、議員、政府官員、女士們、先生們：
大家好！
我來自中國廣東省深圳市，中國改革開放最早的地方，它也是中國市場經(jīng)濟最完善、科技企業(yè)最聚集、國際化程度最高的城市之一，也是中國最年輕、最充滿活力的城市之一，今年只有36歲。非常榮幸參加在美麗的倫敦舉辦的“2017寰球CEO頒獎盛典暨商界領(lǐng)袖峰會”并演講！
世界的發(fā)展和人類的福祉需要企業(yè)家的牽手與國家的合作。通過合作，我們才能共同解決威脅全球的種種問題，包括氣候問題、環(huán)境污染問題、金融問題；通過合作，我們才能對抗隨著經(jīng)濟發(fā)展出現(xiàn)的各種社會不公正和社會危機，包括種族、倫理、貧富分化、階層固化等；通過合作，我們才能賦予更多人掌控自己生活的權(quán)利，讓全世界共享融合發(fā)展的成就與紅利，以及科技、教育、醫(yī)療、體育、文化資源的共享與流動。
世界需要企業(yè)家，他們擁有充滿創(chuàng)意的大腦、看穿市場的洞察力、化腐朽為神奇的創(chuàng)造性思維、活躍和富有感染力的獨特氣質(zhì)、敢想敢做的精神。企業(yè)家不僅是國家最寶貴的財富，也是人類最敬仰的英雄。世界級名牌企業(yè)家和其所創(chuàng)造的世界級名牌產(chǎn)品，是民族精神、國家榮譽及文化傳播最有效的載體。
我們通過蘋果、微軟、谷歌認識美國，通過匯豐、巴克萊、殼牌了解英國，通過豐田、索尼、松下對話日本，我們也通過華為、騰訊、阿里巴巴讓世界看到中國形象、聽到中國聲音、讀懂中國文化。著名企業(yè)是國家的名片，在座的朋友，無論你來自哪里，無論你從事何種行業(yè)，無論你是否了解中國，去過中國，做過生意，我相信，今天我們以“企業(yè)家”這一共同的名字相遇，我深切感受到企業(yè)家在精神氣質(zhì)、思維方式方面相同的頻率，產(chǎn)生的共振，體會到企業(yè)家“英雄相惜”的獨特情感，使我對通過這次盛會的分享，共同開啟合作、共創(chuàng)、共贏的新未來充滿期待！
過去三十年，中國發(fā)生了翻天覆地的變化：數(shù)億人擺脫了貧困，經(jīng)濟飛速增長，繁榮發(fā)展帶來了巨大的中產(chǎn)階層。中國的發(fā)展，也給世界帶來機遇和福音。給大家講個故事，有個外國小伙子到中國上海創(chuàng)業(yè)，開了家公司，也在上海買了房。幾年后，小伙子決定回國，就賣掉了房子，讓他意想不到的是，短短幾年間，他的房子增值近10倍。在離開中國的時候，他由衷感嘆：中國，真是一個神奇的國家！這只是中國經(jīng)濟高速發(fā)展的一個小小側(cè)面，卻折射出中國經(jīng)濟蘊藏的巨大能量和機會！
更加讓人期待的是，中國已經(jīng)進入了轉(zhuǎn)型升級期，正在以更開放的眼光和胸襟，在國際舞臺上扮演最恰當?shù)慕巧瑫r也在積極承擔更大的國際責任，為世界的發(fā)展提供更多機遇和機會。“一帶一路”的創(chuàng)想、亞投行的設立就是最好的證明。對國家如此，對企業(yè)家來說，也提供了更多新的增長、新的空間、新的模式和新的想象。
說到中國，就不得不提廣東。廣東是中國經(jīng)濟總量最大和發(fā)展最快的省份，28年穩(wěn)居中國第一經(jīng)濟大省的地位。2016年廣東省GDP接近8萬億人民幣，如果把廣東當作一個獨立的經(jīng)濟體，在世界排位約居第16位。在發(fā)展速度上，廣東也率先進入經(jīng)濟新常態(tài)。
從制造業(yè)來說，廣東“世界工廠”的地位毋庸置疑；憑借強大的制造能力，廣東在“精細、智能、自動化”領(lǐng)域率先發(fā)力，從廣州新黃埔區(qū)的數(shù)控機床產(chǎn)業(yè)和單體工業(yè)機器人，到東莞松山湖的機器人產(chǎn)業(yè)孵化基地、順德高新區(qū)的華南智能機器人創(chuàng)新研究院，一批具有較強競爭力的機器人示范區(qū)和集聚發(fā)展高地相繼涌現(xiàn)；科技產(chǎn)業(yè)更是廣東經(jīng)濟轉(zhuǎn)型最大的亮點，中國的科技產(chǎn)業(yè)中心深圳就在廣東，它有中國最大的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)企業(yè)騰訊，最大的通訊制造商華為，最大的新能源汽車企業(yè)比亞迪，最大的手機觸摸屏制造商歐菲光，最大的醫(yī)療器械企業(yè)邁瑞，最大的激光器械企業(yè)大族激光，最大的無人機企業(yè)大疆……世界500強在深圳設立總部的就多達275家，廣東在跨國公司眼里，已不再只是加工廠，而是創(chuàng)新創(chuàng)業(yè)的理想之地。
廣東高科技產(chǎn)業(yè)商會是中國高科技領(lǐng)域的第一家商會，擁有中國大量優(yōu)秀的科技企業(yè)和近200家國內(nèi)外上市公司，構(gòu)建起一個以科技為中心，層層鏈接、不斷延展的科技全生態(tài)鏈資源體。20年來，商會共舉辦活動800多場，主辦國際型會議、論壇近100場，參加人員超過10萬人。成立6支基金，推動近30家企業(yè)在海內(nèi)外上市，會員內(nèi)部有100多家企業(yè)互為股東，形成你中有我、我中有你，利益共享的緊密聯(lián)合利益鏈。
我們長期致力于推動中國科技企業(yè)與全球科技、金融、文化資源的交流與合作，我曾帶領(lǐng)我會的企業(yè)家去過世界80多個國家和地區(qū)，同時我們建立了多個與世界企業(yè)家交流的平臺，如國際路演中心、創(chuàng)投委員會；先后在越南、德國、迪拜和澳洲設立辦事機構(gòu)；推動企業(yè)與美國、德國、韓國、澳洲在電子、IT、新材料、新能源等方面的合作，同時推動貿(mào)易額80億美元，投資近10億美元。我們希望讓中國的企業(yè)、產(chǎn)品、服務、資金、技術(shù)和人才等走向世界，造福世界；同時，我們也用廣闊的中國市場和包容的中國文化，熱誠歡迎你們到中國，到廣東，到深圳，去了解中國正在發(fā)生的變化，正在呈現(xiàn)的未來，正在蘊育的機會，正在生長的力量，廣東高科技產(chǎn)業(yè)商會將為你們提供最及時的信息、最通暢的渠道、最有力的支持，推動國內(nèi)外前沿技術(shù)、優(yōu)質(zhì)項目與資本的快速對接，搭建全球技術(shù)交流、項目合作、產(chǎn)業(yè)共建及人才往來的平臺，成為你們與中國企業(yè)交流合作最可靠的朋友和伙伴！
沒有哪個時代像今天這樣，世界正在變成一個密不可分的整體，大家榮辱與共，誰都無法獨善其身：一個國家的經(jīng)濟減速會對其他國家產(chǎn)生影響，如中國國家主席習近平所說，保持尊重和謹慎，抓住“深度合作的黃金機遇”，加深合作、共同發(fā)展不僅是理性選擇，也是最佳選擇！如果你錯過了中國改革開放30年的白銀時代，相信一定不會錯過中國轉(zhuǎn)型升級30年的黃金時代！
莎士比亞說“盛宴易散，良會難逢”，最好的相遇，是恰逢其時，最好的交流，是心有靈犀。我相信，“2017寰球CEO頒獎盛典暨商界領(lǐng)袖峰會”正是這樣一次恰逢其時、思想交流的盛會。中國古語有云“積力之所舉，則無不勝也；眾智之所為，則無不成也”，我也更加相信，新的時代、新的未來需要匯聚每一個人的力量，實現(xiàn)世界共同成長的新夢想。世界給中國更大的舞臺和期待，而中國也將給世界更多的驚喜和希望！
謝謝大家！
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