2016年CRI Penn Wharton China Summit Concludes in Philadelphia

 

The first Penn Wharton China Summit has just concluded on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.

In the closing speech, Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the United States, presented his views on the New Normal of China's economy by referring to his personal experience of scaling Mount Fuji in Japan.

"The China Dream is close at hand, of building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects and turning China into a modern socialist¹ country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced and harmonious², yet we still face some daunting³ tasks and many unprecedented⁴ challenges."

Those challenges and opportunities for China and its people, now and in the near future, were at the center of discussions among industry leaders, who came to talk to thousands of Chinese students studying in the US.

Lei Jun, CEO of China's Internet company Xiaomi, suggested students should adapt themselves to local business conditions at home, when they eventually return to China, in order to tap into the immense opportunities that, he feels, lie ahead.

"Now that you've all managed to be admitted by American universities, you must all be very capable young men and women. 

But to succeed in business takes more than your abilities as individuals. Opportunity plays a vital part in this. I think the next 10 years is the best time to start a business in China, you will find more opportunities back in China than in the US."

The event was organized by a number students from the Wharton School who wanted to help their fellow students learn more about the current business landscape in China.

Jeoffrey Garret, Dean of the Wharton School, Pennsylvania University, praised the efforts of the student organizers.

"The relationships that we make, individual to individual, ultimately will add up, and they will make for not only a win-win, I think it is a win-win-win. Better US-China relations are better for China, they are better for the US, but they are also better for the world. So this event is a productive element in an engagement strategy that is bound to be good for us all."

Leaders from China's financial, real estate, art and movie industries, also attended the event and shared their own personal insights.

1 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

2 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

3 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

4 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。