这里发表的是美国前总统布什会见本刊高级顾问、中国华侨国际文化交流促进会副会长王霄鹏时的谈话。布什曾经担任过美国驻华联络处主任，对中国的国情比较了解。
他认为，这些年来——中国的最大变化是开放性
当今的中国与70年代的中国之间，最使人印象深刻的区别，就是中国的开放性。
与我20多年前当驻华联络处主任时相比，现今的中国有比以往多得多的个人自由了。这是非常明显的事实。
中国也更加繁荣了，这也是一个事实。人民生活得也更好了，当然不是所有人，但许多人生活得更好了。
然而，最深刻的不同还是开放性。试想，回到70年代中期，您和我决不会有可能进行这样的交谈。而现在，我们可以这样地进行交谈。我认为，这种开放性对中国来说是有益的，同时，对美中关系而言也是有益的。
Trip
to China: Experience that Benefits the Whole Life
The article issued
here is a talk of Bush, ex-president of U.S.A., when met with
Wang Xiaopeng, senior consultant of this publication and vice
president of the Council for the Promotion of Overseas Chinese
International Culture Exchange. Bush used to be director of the
liaison office of the United States to China. He is quite familiar
with the condition of China. He regards that during these years,The
Biggest Change in China is Opening
Between present and
70's in China, the difference, which leaves the deepest impression
to people, is China's opening.
Nowadays, there is
much more individual freedom than ever In China, compared with
20 years ago when I was a director of the liaison office to China.
This is an obvious fact.
China is more prosperous
now. This is also a fact. People have better living as well. Of
course, it doesn’t mean all the people, but most of the people
have better lives.
But, the deep going
difference is still opening. Just imagine, return to the middle
of 70's, it is impossible for you and me to have this talk. But
now, we can talk like this. In my opinion, this opening is good
to China. In the meantime, this is also good to the relationship
between China and the United States.
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