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好意思国副总统彭斯10月4日星期四在华盛顿智库哈德逊究诘所就好意思国政府的中国政策发表长篇演说。彭斯抨击中国试图阻扰好意思国的民主轨制。彭斯的讲话触及话题无为，还包括好意思中贸易争端、中国在南中国海的军事化、对台湾的打压，还有中共对国内大众的监控和压制以及在好意思国和外洋施加影响力等等。他在讲话中援用了谍报评估和公开信息，并谈到了一些具体例证。彭斯副总统品评前几届好意思国政府忽视了中国的行动以致“生长”了中国。可是他说：“这么的日子罢显然。”彭斯说，特朗普政府照旧对中国收受新的政策。他说：“咱们寻求自制、平等以及相互尊重主权的联系，何况咱们照旧启动收受赶快有劲的行动来达成这个方针。”以下是好意思国之音把柄白宫发布的彭斯副总统演讲稿所作念的全文翻译：肯(哈德逊究诘所总裁兼首席实行官Kenneth R. Weinstein)，感谢你的先容。尊敬的诸君理事，白邦瑞博士(Dr. Michael Pillsbury)、诸君尊敬的嘉宾以及“以非传统方式想考明天”的在座诸君，能来哈德逊究诘所演讲是我的侥幸。大要半个世纪以来，哈德逊究诘所致力于“鼓舞全球安全、蕃昌与开脱”。尽管哈德逊究诘所的诱导层不息更替，有一件事从未篡改：你们不息鼓舞寻求真相，好意思国的诱导力照射着前进的说念路”。今天，谈到诱导力，请允许我带来好意思国在国表里阐发强盛诱导力的倡导者---第45届好意思国总统唐纳德·特朗普的致意特朗普总统上任开始，就把与中国和中国国度主席习近平的联系列为热切议题。客岁4月6日，特朗普总统在海湖庄园与习主席会面。客岁11月8日，特朗普总统赶赴北京，中国诱导东说念主护理迎接了他。在昔时的两年里，咱们的总统与中华东说念主民共和国主席建立了坚固的个东说念主联系，他们联结鼓舞共同利益，最热切的便是鼓舞朝鲜半岛的去核化。我今天来到这里，是因为好意思国东说念主民有权益知说念这少许，那便是在此刻，北京正在使用一种全政府的妙技，利用政事、经济、军事器用以及宣传，在好意思国鼓舞其影响和利益。中国也比以往更活跃地使用其力量，来影响并滋扰好意思国的国内务策和政事。在特朗普总统的诱导下，好意思国使用咱们的原则和政策，启动关于中国的行动张开决定性的反抗。特朗普总统客岁12月公布的《国度安全战术》中，谈到了“大国竞赛”的新时期。异邦启动“重塑他们在区域和全球的影响力”，并“挑战好意思国的地缘政事上风，并试图篡改国际次第使之符合他们的利益”。在这项战术中，特朗普总统明确示意，好意思国照旧对中国收受新的政策。咱们寻求自制、平等以及相互尊重主权的联系，何况咱们照旧启动收受赶快有劲的行动来达成这个方针。特朗普总统客岁访谒中国期间示意，“咱们有契机加强两国的联系并改善两国大众的生涯”。咱们对明天的愿景建立在昔时的最好时期，其时好意思中两国以公开和友善的气派相互斗殴。在寂静斗殴之后，当咱们年青的国度寻求新的出口商场时，中国东说念主对带着满载着东说念主参和外相的好意思国贸易者打开了大门。当中国收受“百年羞耻”之际，好意思国拒却加入，并主张“家数通达”政策，咱们大约与中国进行更开脱的贸易，并保管他们的主权。当好意思国宣道士带着福音来到中国海岸，他们被陈旧而充满活力的东说念主民和深厚的文化所招引。他们不仅传播了信仰，还创立了中国一些最早和最优秀的大学。跟着二战启动，咱们作念为友邦共同打击帝国主义。在斗殴之后，好意思国确保中国成为融合国的一部分，成为战后世界的一股热切力量。可是，中国共产党在1949年掌权之后启动了威权推广主义。很难想象五年之前咱们并肩战斗，而五年之后咱们在野鲜半岛的山区和峡谷中交战。我的父亲也参与了那场开脱之战。关联词，以致阴毒的朝鲜斗殴齐没能灭亡咱们收复东说念主民之间耐久纽带的共同愿望。中国与好意思国的禁止在1972年完毕，之后不久，咱们收复了酬酢联系并启动经贸交易，好意思国大学也启动培训新一代的中国工程师、贸易魁首、学者和官员。苏联垮台之后，咱们以为中国将不行幸免地成为开脱国度。带着这份乐不雅，好意思国在21世纪前夜向中国打开大门，将中国纳入世界贸易组织。此前的政府作念出这个决定，但愿中国的开脱将蔓延到各个界限---不单是是经济，更是政事上，但愿中国尊重传统的开脱主义原则、尊重私东说念主财产、个东说念主开脱和宗教开脱，尊重东说念主权。可是这个但愿破灭了。中国东说念主民开脱的但愿仍莫得完结。北京仍然理论上在说“修订通达”，关联词邓小平的这个着名政策照旧变得空乏在昔时17年，中国的GDP增长九倍，变成了世界第二大经济体。这很大程度上成绩于好意思国对中国的投资。中国共产党也使用了与开脱自制贸易不符的一系列政策，包括关税、配额、货币控制、强制技巧转动、常识产权盗窃以及工业补贴。这些政策建立了中国制造业的基本，而以竞争敌手相当是好意思国的利益为代价。中国的步履给好意思国带来了庞杂贸易赤字，客岁这个数字是3750亿，委果占咱们全球贸易赤字的一半。就像特朗普总统本周说的，咱们在昔时25年重建了中国。咫尺，通过“中国制造2025”，中国共产党试图规矩全世界90%的开端进的工业，包括机器东说念主、生物科技和东说念主工智能。为了赢得21世纪经济的诱导权，北京辅导其工业官员和商界以任何方式获取好意思国的常识产权。这是咱们经济诱导力的基石。北京咫尺要求好多想在中国作念生意的好意思国公司交出他们的贸易高明，也要求并复旧对好意思国公司的并购，以获取他们的创意。最可怕的是，中国的安全机构掌捏了巨额窃取好意思国科技的智商---包括开端进的军事技巧。使用这些偷窃的技巧，中共廉正界限地化犁为剑。中国的军费是亚洲其他国度的总数，北京将在陆海空，乃至外天外抗衡好意思国兵力当作首要任务。中国但愿将好意思国挤出西太平洋，并试图壅塞咱们转圜盟友。可是他们会失败。北京也比以往任何时刻齐更无为地宣示其力量。中国船只渊博在由日本料理的尖阁列岛隔邻考查。尽管中国诱导东说念主2015年站在白宫玫瑰园里说他的国度“意外将南中国舟师事化”，今天，在东说念主工建造的岛屿上的军事基地里，北京部署了先进的反舰和防空导弹。中国这星期展示了咄咄逼东说念主的步履，一艘中国军舰贴近在南中国海进行开脱飞翔的好意思国“迪凯特号”军舰，两舰相距仅有不到45码，迫使本身军舰赶快收受避撞动作。尽管受到这么鉴定的错落词语，好意思国舟师将在国际法允许的范围内、在咱们国度利益的要求下，不竭遨游、飞翔和运作。咱们不会被吓倒；咱们不会退避。（掌声）好意思国曾但愿经济开脱化将让中国与咱们和世界建立起更好的伙伴联系。相背，中国选择了经济侵犯，而这又壮大了中国不息扩大的队列的胆量。北京也莫得像咱们但愿的那样让本身的东说念主民迈向更大的开脱。曾有一度，北京缓缓地走向更大的开脱以及对东说念主权的更大尊重。关联词，比年来，中国朝着规矩和压迫本国东说念主民的标的急转弯。如今，中国照旧建立了无以伦比的监控国度，范围越来越广，越来越具侵入性，何况渊博是在好意思国技巧的匡助之下。他们所说的“中国防火长城”也筑得越来越高，严重放肆着中国东说念主民的信息开脱通达。到2020年，中国的总揽者试图落实奥威尔式的体系，也便是所谓的“社会信用分数”，前提是委果规矩东说念主们生涯的方方面面。用这一方式蓝图的官方翰墨的话说，该体系“让守信者畅行寰宇，让失信者寸步难行。”在宗教开脱的问题上，中国的基督徒、释教徒和穆斯林正在收受新一波蹂躏海浪的冲击。上个月，北京关闭了中国最大的地下训诲之一。在天下各地，当局拆毁十字架、销毁圣经、监禁信徒。北京如今还与梵蒂冈达成公约，让公开声称不信神的共产党在职命天主教主教方面阐发平直作用。对中国的基督徒来说，这些是泄劲的时刻。北京也在打压释教。昔时十年来，普及150名藏僧为了抗议中国压制他们的信仰和文化而自焚。在新疆，共产党在政府营地内监禁了多达一百万维吾尔穆斯林。他们在哪里收受日夜束缚的洗脑。营地的幸存者描写他们的资历说，这是北京打算要抹杀维吾尔文化并消灭穆斯林信仰。历史照旧阐发，那些压迫本国东说念主民的国度很少就此间断。北京还试图将其势力扩展到全世界各地。正如哈德逊究诘所的白邦瑞博士所写，“中国反对好意思国政府的行动和方针。实践上，中国正在与好意思国的盟友和敌东说念主打造本身的联系，与北京的任何和平或积极的意图以火去蛾中。”事实上，中国用所谓的“债务酬酢”扩大其影响力。今天，中国为亚洲、非洲、欧洲以致拉丁好意思洲的政府提供数千亿好意思元的基础设施贷款。但这些贷款的条目就算往好里说亦然不透明的，何况带来的利益压倒性地流向北京。问问斯里兰卡吧，他们借了大齐债务让中国国企建造贸易价值存疑的口岸。两年前斯里兰卡无法偿还贷款，于是北京迫使斯里兰卡将新建的口岸交到中国手里。这个口岸可能很快就要成为中国不息扩展的蓝水舟师的前沿基地了。在咱们的半球内，北京向委内瑞拉老套窝囊的马杜罗政权提供了一条人命线，快乐提供50亿好意思元的、不错用石油偿还的贷款。中国如故该国最大的单一债权东说念主，让委内瑞拉东说念主民背上了普及500亿好意思元的债务。北京还通过向快乐配合中国战术方针的政党和候选东说念主提供平直复旧来堕落一些国度的政事。自客岁以来，中国共产党已劝服三个拉丁好意思洲国度与台湾拒绝，转而承认北京。这些行动威胁到台湾海峡的褂讪—好意思利坚合众国对此给予责难。尽管咱们政府将遵命三个融合公报和《台湾联系法》所反应的一个中国政策，好意思国耐久敬佩，台湾对民主的拥抱为总共华东说念主展示了一条更好的说念路。（掌声）这只是中国试图谢世界各地推动其战术利益的几种方式长途。关联词，前几届政府忽视了中国的行动。在很厚情况下，他们还生长了他们。可是，这么的日子罢显然。在特朗普总统的诱导下，好意思利坚合众国一直在以重新兴奋的好意思国实力来捍卫咱们的利益。咱们正在使世界历史上最强盛的队列更为强盛。本年早些时刻，特朗普总统签署法律，让咱们的国防经费有了罗纳德·里根时期以来最大的增长，拨款7160亿好意思元，以加强好意思军在各个界限的实力。咱们正在把咱们的核武库当代化。咱们正在部署和斥地新的先进战斗机和轰炸机。咱们正在建造新一代航空母舰和军舰。咱们对咱们武装部队的投资是前所未有的。这包括启动建立好意思国天外军的进度，以确保咱们在天外的控制地位大约持续下去。咱们照旧收受行动，授权加强在相聚世界的智商，打造针对咱们敌手的威慑力量。在特朗普总统的指令下，咱们还在落实针对2500亿好意思元中国居品的关税，最高额的关税相当瞄准了北京试图霸占和规矩的先进产业。总统也明确示意，咱们还将征收更多的关税，有可能大幅增多这笔数额，可能会翻一番还多，除非达成自制与平等的公约这些行动愚弄了好意思国的实力，形成了关键影响。中国最大的股市在本年初九个月跌落了25%，大部分原因是因为本届行政当局对北京的贸易步履收受了顽强的态度正如特朗普总统所明确示意，咱们不但愿中国的商场遇害。事实上，咱们但愿他们的商场蕃昌。可是，好意思国但愿北京寻求开脱、公温文平等的贸易政策。咱们将不竭相持要求他们这么作念。（掌声）可悲的是，中国的总揽者到咫尺为止拒却走那条说念路。好意思国东说念主民理须知说念：作念为对特朗普总统所收受的强硬态度的酬劳，北京正在推动一场全面而有调解的清爽，以阻扰总统、咱们的议程和咱们国度最寥落的渴望所受到的复旧。今天我想告诉你们咱们了解到的中国在好意思国国内所收受的行动，有些是咱们从谍报评估中网罗的，有些是不错公开获取的。可是一切齐是事实。就像我说过的那样，就在咱们此时语言之际，北京正在利用全政府的方式来鼓舞其影响力并谋取其利益。北京正在以更为主动和遏抑性的方式使用这种力量，过问好意思国的国内务策和政事。今天，中国共产党政府正在赏赐或遏抑好意思国的工商企业、电影制片厂、大学、智库、学者、记者、场地、州和联邦政府官员。最恶劣的是，中国发起了前所未有的行动，以影响好意思国公众公论、2018年选举和2020年总统选举前的环境。坦率地说，特朗普总统的诱导正在顺利；中国但愿好意思国有个不同的总统。毫无疑问，中国正在过问好意思国的民主运作。就像特朗普总统上个星期所说的那样，咱们“发现中国在试图滋扰咱们2018年行将到来的中期选举。”咱们的谍报界示意，“中国正在瞄准好意思国的州和场地政府和官员，以利用联邦政府和场地政府在政策上的不对。中国正在利用一些可能引起意见划分的议题，如贸易关税问题，以推动北京的政事影响力。”本年6月，北京发出了一份名为宣传料理奉告的明锐文献，其中冷漠了它的战术。该奉告的原话说，中国必须精确出击，分化好意思国国内不同的群体。为了达到这一方针，北京搬动其潜藏的行动东说念主员、幌子组织和宣传机构来篡改好意思国东说念主对中国政策的主见。咱们谍报界一位资深作事官员最近告诉我说，跟中国正在好意思国各地所作念的事情比较，俄罗斯正在作念的事情是相形失色。一些中国高等官员还试图把好意思国一些工商界魁首意图保管他们在中国的公司运营的愿望当作杠杆来影响他们，要他们责难咱们的贸易行动。最近的一个例子是，他们威胁好意思国一家大公司说，如若该公司拒却公斥地声反对好意思国政府的政策，就不批准他们在中国的营业牌照。就影响中期选举而言，诸位只需要看一看北京针对咱们的关税政策冷漠的反制关税就不错了。北京特地锁定那些可能在2018年选举中阐发关键作用的行业和州。 有一种估算是，中国选择打击的好意思国的郡有80%以上曾在2016年投票复旧特朗普总统；如今，中国但愿把那些选民调转过来反对咱们的行政当局。中国还平直向好意思国选民发出诉求。上个星期，中国政府出资在《得梅因纪事报》刊登了好几页的插页告白。那份报纸是好意思国驻中国大使的家乡州爱奥华州的主要报 纸，亦然2018年选举的一个具筹商键州。那些告白的版面联想看上去像是新闻报说念，把咱们的贸易政策说成是鉴定的，对爱奥华州的东说念主是无益的。红运的是，好意思国东说念主不吃这一套。举例，好意思国农场主跟总统站在全部，何况也正在看到特朗普总统所收受的顽强态度有了实践的完毕，其中包括本星期好意思国-墨西哥-加拿大公约(USMCA)，咱们以实践性的方式为好意思国居品打开了北好意思的商场。USMCA对好意思国的农场主和制造业来说是关键告捷。（掌声）关联词，中国的行动并不单是专注于影响咱们的政策和政事。北京还在收受步地，利用其经济杠杆力和庞杂商场的勾引力，对好意思国工商界施加影响。北京如今要求在中国筹划的好意思国结伴企业在公司里面建立他们所说的“党组织”，让共产党在雇东说念主和投资有筹画上领有发言权以致否决权。中国当局还对把台湾描写为特地地舆实体或者偏离中国西藏政策的好意思国公司发出威胁。北京迫使达好意思航空公司因为不在网站上把台湾称为“中国一个省”而公开说念歉。北京还迫使万豪罢职了别称只是转推了一条筹商西藏推文的好意思国雇员。北京渊博性地要求好莱坞严格地正面形色中国。那些莫得这么作念的制片厂和制片东说念主受到刑事包袱。北京的审查东说念主员对哪怕对中国惟有小小品评的电影齐赶快加以裁剪或取缔。影片《僵尸世界大战》(World War Z)必须删掉脚本里提到的一种病毒，因为这种病毒源自中国。影片《赤色清晨》(Red Dawn)利用数字技巧进行了修改，把反面东说念主物变成朝鲜东说念主，而不是中国东说念主。可是，除了工商和文娱界限除外，中国共产党还在为好意思国境内，何况坦率地说，在全世界各地的宣传机构耗尽数以十亿计好意思元。中国国际播送电台如今在好意思国30多个电台播放对北京友好的节目，好多电台位于好意思国大城市。中国国际电视台触及到7千5百万好意思国东说念主，它平直从中国共产党的主子哪里接受行动呐喊。中国最高诱导东说念主观看这家电视相聚总部时说了这么的话：“党和政府主理的媒体是党和政府的宣传阵脚，必须姓党。”出于这些原因和这一现实，功令部在上个月下令该相聚登记为异邦代理东说念主。共产党还威胁和监禁那些对问题挖掘太深的好意思国记者的中国度东说念主。中共还禁闭好意思国媒体机构的网站并增多了咱们的记者得到签证的难度。这发生在《纽约时报》发表了筹商中国一些诱导东说念主的资产的调查陈诉之后。可是媒体不是中共试图营造审查文化的惟一界限。学术界亦然这么。只需望望中国粹生学者融合会就够了。这个组织在好意思国各地校园有150多个分支。这些群体匡助为在好意思国粹习的43多万中国国民中的一些东说念主组织社会行径，当中国粹生和好意思国粹校偏离了共产党阶梯时，他们还向中国使领馆陈诉。在马里兰大学，别称中国粹生最近在毕业仪式上谈到了她所说的“言论开脱的极新空气”。共产党官方报纸坐窝斥责了她，她成为严格规矩下的中国社交媒体品评风暴的受害者，她的家东说念主在国内受到错落词语。而对马里兰大学本身而言，它与中国的相通方式本是好意思国最为无为的，顷刻间间从络绎陆续变成了点点细流。中国还通过其它方式施加学术压力。北京粗糙地向大学、智库和学者提供资金，相互的集结是他们会隐秘共产党以为危急或冒犯的不雅点。中国是务各人尤其知说念，如若他们的究诘与北京的口径相屈膝，他们的签证将被蔓延或拒却。即使幸免从中国拿钱的学者和组织也成为中国的打击方针。哈德逊究诘所就有切身体会。在你们冷漠要为一位北京不心爱的讲话东说念主主理讲座时，你们的网站遭到源自上海的关键相聚短处。你们比多数东说念主齐了解，中共试图阻扰好意思国今天的学术开脱和言论开脱。这些以过火它行动加在全部，组成了不息加重的用功，方针是要让好意思国的公众公论和大众政策偏离相持好意思国优先的特朗普总统的诱导。可是咱们向中国总揽者发出的音信是：本届总统不会退避，（掌声）好意思国东说念主民不会动摇。诚然咱们但愿改善与北京的联系，但咱们将不竭顽强地捍卫咱们的安全和咱们的经济。本届行政当局将不竭收受决然行动，保护好意思国的利益、好意思国的工作和好意思国的安全。在咱们重建队列的同期，咱们将不竭襄理好意思国在印太地区的利益在咱们酬劳中国的贸易步履时，咱们将不竭要求与中国建立开脱、公温文平等的经济联系。咱们将要求北京冲突贸易壁垒，履行义务，全面通达经济——就像咱们通达咱们的经济一样。咱们将不竭对北京收受行动，直到盗窃好意思国常识产权的步履遥远消逝。咱们将不竭顽强态度，直到中国政府间断强行技巧转让的打劫性作念法。咱们将保护好意思国企业的特地财产利益。(掌声)为了鼓舞咱们开脱通达的印度洋-太平洋地区愿景，咱们正在与从印度到萨摩亚等通盘地区与咱们有着共同价值不雅的国度建立更自若的新纽带。咱们的联系将源于伙伴联系的尊重，而非总揽。咱们正在双边基础上达成新的贸易公约，就像上周特朗普总统与韩国签署了一项改善后的贸易公约一样。咱们不久将启动与日本进行历史性的双边开脱贸易谈判。(掌声)我还雅瞻念地陈诉，咱们正在精简国际发展和金融方式。咱们将给异邦一个自制、透明的选择，以取代中国的债务陷坑酬酢。事实上，本周特朗普总统将把《建设法案》(BUILD Act)签署成为法律。下个月，我将有幸代表好意思国参加在新加坡举办的东盟峰会和在巴布亚新几内亚举办的亚太经合论坛。在哪里，咱们将公布新的法子和筹商，以复旧一个开脱通达的印太地区。我将代表总统传达这么一个信息:好意思国对印度洋-太平洋地区的快乐从未如斯顽强。(掌声)在国内，为了保护咱们的利益，咱们最近加强了异邦投资委员会的权力，加强了咱们对中国在好意思投资的审查，以保护咱们的国度安全不受中国政府打劫性步履的影响。当触及北京对好意思国政事和政策的坏心影响和过问时，咱们将不竭揭露它，不管北京收受何种体式。咱们将与社会各阶级诱导东说念主联结杨超越 ai换脸，捍卫咱们的国度利益和最襄理的渴望。好意思国东说念主民将阐发决定性作用——事实上，他们照旧在起作用了。当咱们齐集在这里的时，一种新的共鸣正在全好意思兴起。越来越多的商界魁首筹商的是下个季度以后的事情，如若要交出他们的常识产权或协助北京的压迫，在投入中国商场之前，他们会沉想熟虑。但更多企业必须效仿。举例，谷歌应立即阻隔“蜻蜓”应用的斥地，该应用将加强共产党的审查，并损伤中国消费者的秘密。(掌声)咱们也很雅瞻念看到更多的记者报说念真相，毋庸懦弱也莫得偏私，深切挖掘怎么中国过问咱们社会以及背后原因。咱们但愿好意思国和全球新闻机构将不竭加入这一用功。越来越多的学者也在高声快什么，捍卫学术开脱，越来越多的大学和智库也在饱读足勇气拒却中国政府的容易钱，它们意志到，每一好意思元齐有相应的要求。咱们敬佩他们的队列会不息壮大。在天下范围内，好意思国东说念主民的警惕性越来越高，他们重新救援好意思国政府的行动，以及特朗普总统重启好意思中经济和战术联系的诱导智商。好意思国东说念主顽强地复旧一位把好意思国放在第一位的总统。在特朗普总统的诱导下，我不错向你们保证，好意思国将相持到底。中国应该知说念，好意思国东说念主民过火两党民选官员的问题照旧得到治理。正如咱们的国度安全战术所指出的那样:咱们应该记着，“竞争并不老是意味着敌意”，它也不必如斯。特朗普总统照旧明确示意，咱们但愿与北京建立建设性联系，共同促进咱们的蕃昌与安全，而不是分离。尽管中国政府一直在进一步偏离这一愿景，但中国诱导东说念主仍不错篡改阶梯，回想几十年前两国联系启动时的修订通达精神。好意思国东说念主民别无所求;中国东说念主民理当得到更多。伟大的中国作者鲁迅渊博惊奇他的国度，他写说念，“关于外族历来惟有两样称号，一样是兽类，一样是圣上”，但从莫得说“他也同咱们一样的”。今天，好意思国向中国伸出了咱们的手。咱们但愿，北京很快会以行动而不是言词当作酬劳，重新尊重好意思国。但请寂静:在咱们与中国的联系建立在自制、平等和尊重咱们主权的基础上之前，咱们不会衰落。(掌声)中国有句古话:“东说念主见咫尺，天见久远。”在咱们前进的说念路上，让咱们以决心和信念追乞降平与蕃昌的明天。敬佩特朗普总统的诱导力和远见，以及他与中国国度主席建立起的联系。敬佩好意思国东说念主民和中国东说念主民之间的持久友谊。敬佩上天能看到明天——在天主的恩典下，好意思国和中国将共同宽待明天。谢谢。 天主保佑你们。 天主保佑好意思利坚合众国。 （掌声）以下为英文原文：Thank you， Ken， for that kind introduction. To the Members of the Board of Trustees， to Dr. Michael Pillsbury， to our distinguished guests， and to all of you who， true to your mission， “think about the future in unconventional ways” – it’s an honor to be back at the Hudson Institute.For more than half a century， this Institute has dedicated itself to “advancing global security， prosperity， and freedom.” And while Hudson’s hometowns have changed over the years， one thing has held constant: You have always advanced that vital truth， that American leadership lights the way.And today， I bring greetings from a champion of American leadership， at home and abroad – the 45th President of the United States of America， President Donald Trump.From early in this administration， President Trump has made our relationship with China and President Xi a priority. On April 6th of last year， President Trump welcomed President Xi to Mar-A-Lago. On November 8th of last year， President Trump traveled to Beijing， where China’s leader welcomed him warmly.Over the course of the past 2 years， our President has forged a strong personal relationship with the president of the People’s Republic of China， and they’ve worked closely on issues of common interest， most importantly the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula…But I come before you today because the American people deserve to know… as we speak， Beijing is employing a whole-of-government approach， using political， economic， and military tools， as well as propaganda， to advance its influence and benefit its interests in the United States.China is also applying this power in more proactive ways than ever before， to exert influence and interfere in the domestic policy and politics of our country.Under our administration， we’ve taken decisive action to respond to China with American leadership， applying the principles， and the policies， long advocated in these halls.In the “National Security Strategy” that President Trump released last December， he described a new era of “great power competition.” Foreign nations have begun to “reassert their influence regionally and globally，” and they are “contesting [America’s] geopolitical advantages and trying to change the international order in their favor.”In this strategy， President Trump made clear that the United States of America has adopted a new approach to China. We seek a relationship grounded in fairness， reciprocity， and respect for sovereignty， and we have taken strong and swift action to achieve that goal.As the President said last year on his visit to China， “we have an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between our two countries and improve the lives of our citizens.” Our vision of the future is built on the best parts of our past， when America and China reached out to one another in a spirit of openness and friendship…When our young nation went searching in the wake of the Revolutionary War for new markets for our exports， the Chinese people welcomed Americans traders laden with ginseng and fur…When China suffered through indignities and exploitation during her so-called “Century of Humiliation，” America refused to join in， and advocated the “Open Door” policy， so that we could have freer trade with China， and preserve their sovereignty…When American missionaries brought the good news to China’s shores， they were moved by the rich culture of an ancient but vibrant people， and not only did they spread faith; they also founded some of China’s first and finest universities…When the Second World War arose， we stood together as allies in the fight against imperialism… And in that war’s aftermath， America ensured that China became a Charter member of the United Nations， and a great shaper of the post-war world.But soon after it took power in 1949， the Chinese Communist Party began to pursue authoritarian expansionism. Only five years after our nations had fought together， we fought each other， on the mountains and in the valleys of the Korean Peninsula. My own father saw combat on those frontlines of freedom.Not even the brutal Korean War could diminish our mutual desire to restore the ties that for so long bound us together. China’s estrangement from the United States ended in 1972， and soon after， we re-established diplomatic relations， began to open our economies to one another， and American universities began training a new generation of Chinese engineers， business leaders， scholars， and officials.After the fall of the Soviet Union， we assumed that a free China was inevitable. Heady with optimism， at the turn of the 21st Century， America agreed to give Beijing open access to our economy， and bring China into the World Trade Organization.Previous administrations made this choice in the hope that freedom in China would expand in all forms – not just economically， but politically， with a newfound respect for classical liberal principles， private property， religious freedom， and the entire family of human rights… but that hope has gone unfulfilled.The dream of freedom remains distant for the Chinese people. And while Beijing still pays lip service to “reform and opening，” Deng Xiaoping’s famous policy now rings hollow.Over the past 17 years， China’s GDP has grown 9-fold; it has become the second-largest economy in the world. Much of this success was driven by American investment in China. And the Chinese Communist Party has also used an arsenal of policies inconsistent with free and fair trade， including tariffs， quotas， currency manipulation， forced technology transfer， intellectual property theft， and industrial subsidies doled out like candy， to name a few. These policies have built Beijing’s manufacturing base， at the expense of its competitors – especially America.China’s actions have contributed to a trade deficit with the United States that last year ran to $375 billion – nearly half of our global trade deficit. As President Trump said just this week， “we rebuilt China” over the last 25 years.Now， through the “Made in China 2025” plan， the Communist Party has set its sights on controlling 90% of the world’s most advanced industries， including robotics， biotechnology， and artificial intelligence. To win the commanding heights of the 21st Century economy， Beijing has directed its bureaucrats and businesses to obtain American intellectual property – the foundation of our economic leadership – by any means necessary.Beijing now requires many American businesses to hand over their trade secrets as the cost of doing business in China. It also coordinates and sponsors the acquisition of American firms to gain ownership of their creations. Worst of all， Chinese security agencies have masterminded the wholesale theft of American technology – including cutting-edge military blueprints.And using that stolen technology， the Chinese Communist Party is turning plowshares into swords on a massive scale…China now spends as much on its military as the rest of Asia combined， and Beijing has prioritized capabilities to erode America’s military advantages – on land， at sea， in the air， and in space. China wants nothing less than to push the United States of America from the Western Pacific and attempt to prevent us from coming to the aid of our allies.Beijing is also using its power like never before. Chinese ships routinely patrol around the Senkaku Islands， which are administered by Japan. And while China’s leader stood in the Rose Garden of the White House in 2015 and said that his country had “no intention to militarize the South China Sea，” today， Beijing has deployed advanced anti-ship and anti-air missiles atop an archipelago of military bases constructed on artificial islands.China’s aggression was on display this week， when a Chinese naval vessel came within 45 yards of the USS Decatur as it conducted freedom-of-navigation operations in the South China Sea， forcing our ship to quickly maneuver to avoid collision. Despite such reckless harassment， the United States Navy will continue to fly， sail and operate wherever international law allows and our national interests demand. We will not be intimidated; we will not stand down.America had hoped that economic liberalization would bring China into greater partnership with us and with the world. Instead， China has chosen economic aggression， which has in turn emboldened its growing military.Nor， as we hoped， has Beijing moved toward greater freedom for its people. For a time， Beijing inched toward greater liberty and respect for human rights， but in recent years， it has taken a sharp U-turn toward control and oppression.Today， China has built an unparalleled surveillance state， and it’s growing more expansive and intrusive – often with the help of U.S. technology. The “Great Firewall of China” likewise grows higher， drastically restricting the free flow of information to the Chinese people. And by 2020， China’s rulers aim to implement an Orwellian system premised on controlling virtually every facet of human life – the so-called “social credit score.” In the words of that program’s official blueprint， it will “allow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven， while making it hard for the discredited to take a single step.”And when it comes to religious freedom， a new wave of persecution is crashing down on Chinese Christians， Buddhists， and Muslims…Last month， Beijing shut down one of China’s largest underground churches. Across the country， authorities are tearing down crosses， burning bibles， and imprisoning believers. And Beijing has now reached a deal with the Vatican that gives the avowedly atheist Communist Party a direct role in appointing Catholic bishops. For China’s Christians， these are desperate times.Beijing is also cracking down on Buddhism. Over the past decade， more than 150 Tibetan Buddhist monks have lit themselves on fire to protest China’s repression of their beliefs and culture. And in Xinjiang， the Communist Party has imprisoned as many as one million Muslim Uyghurs in government camps where they endure around-the-clock brainwashing. Survivors of the camps have described their experiences as a deliberate attempt by Beijing to strangle Uyghur culture and stamp out the Muslim faith.But as history attests， a country that oppresses its own people rarely stops there. Beijing also aims to extend its reach across the wider world. As Hudson’s own Dr. Michael Pillsbury has said， “China has opposed the actions and goals of the U.S. government. Indeed， China is building its own relationships with America’s allies and enemies that contradict any peaceful or productive intentions of Beijing.”China uses so-called “debt diplomacy” to expand its influence.Today， that country is offering hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure loans to governments from Asia to Africa to Europe to even Latin America. Yet the terms of those loans are opaque at best， and the benefits flow overwhelmingly to Beijing.Just ask Sri Lanka， which took on massive debt to let Chinese state companies build a port with questionable commercial value. Two years ago， that country could no longer afford its payments – so Beijing pressured Sri Lanka to deliver the new port directly into Chinese hands. It may soon become a forward military base for China’s growing blue-water navy.Within our own hemisphere， Beijing has extended a lifeline to the corrupt and incompetent Maduro regime in Venezuela， pledging $5 billion in questionable loans that can be repaid with oil. China is also that country’s single largest creditor， saddling the Venezuelan people with more than $50 billion in debt. Beijing is also corrupting some nations’ politics by providing direct support to parties and candidates who promise to accommodate China’s strategic objectives…And since last year， the Chinese Communist Party has convinced 3 Latin American nations to sever ties with Taipeiand recognize Beijing. These actions threaten the stability of the Taiwan Strait – and the United States of America condemns these actions. And while our administration will continue to respect our One China Policy， as reflected in the three joint communiques and the Taiwan Relations Act， America will always believe Taiwan’s embrace of democracy shows a better path for all the Chinese people.These are only a few of the ways that China has sought to advance its strategic interests across the world， with growing intensity and sophistication. Yet previous administrations all but ignored China’s actions – and in many cases， they abetted them. But those days are over.Under President Trump’s leadership， the United States of America has been defending our interests with renewed American strength…We’ve been making the strongest military in the history of the world stronger still. Earlier this year， the President signed into law the largest increase in our national defense since the days of Ronald Reagan – $716 billion to extend our military dominance in every domain.We’re modernizing our nuclear arsenal， we’re fielding and developing new cutting-edge fighters and bombers， we’re building a new generation of aircraft carriers and warships， and we’re investing as never before in our Armed Forces. This includes initiating the process to establish the United States Space Force to ensure our continued dominance in space， and authorizing increased capability in the cyber world to build deterrence against our adversaries.And at President Trump’s direction， we’re also implementing tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods， with the highest tariffs specifically targeting the advanced industries that Beijing is trying to capture and control. And the President has also made clear that we’ll levy even more tariffs， with the possibility of substantially more than doubling that number， unless a fair and reciprocal deal is made.Our actions have had a major impact. China’s largest stock exchange fell by 25% in the first 9 months of this year， in large part because our administration has stood up to Beijing’s trade practices.As President Trump has made clear， we don’t want China’s markets to suffer. In fact， we want them to thrive. But the United States wants Beijing to pursue trade policies that are free， fair， and reciprocal.Sadly， China’s rulers have refused to take that path – so far. The American people deserve to know that， in response to the strong stand that President Trump has taken， Beijing is pursuing a comprehensive and coordinated campaign to undermine support for the President， our agenda， and our nation’s most cherished ideals.I want to tell you today what we know about China’s actions – some of which we’ve gleaned from intelligence assessments， some of which are publicly available. But all of which is fact.As I said before， Beijing is employing a whole-of-government approach to advance its influence and benefit its interests. It’s employing this power in more proactive and coercive ways to interfere in the domestic policies and politics of the United States.The Chinese Communist Party is rewarding or coercing American businesses， movie studios， universities， think tanks， scholars， journalists， and local， state， and federal officials.Worst of all， China has initiated an unprecedented effort to influence American public opinion， the 2018 elections， and the environment leading into the 2020 presidential elections…To put it bluntly， President Trump’s leadership is working; and China wants a different American President.China is meddling in America’s democracy. As President Trump said just last week， we have “found that China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 [midterm] election[s].”Our intelligence community says that “China is targeting U.S. state and local governments and officials to exploit any divisions between federal and local levels on policy. It’s using wedge issues， like trade tariffs， to advance Beijing’s political influence.”In June， Beijing circulated a sensitive document， entitled “Propaganda and Censorship Notice，” that laid out its strategy. It states that China must “strike accurately and carefully， splitting apart different domestic groups” in the United States.To that end， Beijing has mobilized covert actors， front groups， and propaganda outlets to shift Americans’ perception of Chinese policies. As a senior career member of our intelligence community recently told me， what the Russians are doing pales in comparison to what China is doing across this country.Senior Chinese officials have also tried to influence business leaders to condemn our trade actions， leveraging their desire to maintain their operations in China. In one recent example， they threatened to deny a business license for a major U.S. corporation if it refused to speak out against our administration’s policies.And when it comes to influencing the midterms， you need only look at Beijing’s tariffs in response to ours. They specifically targeted industries and states that would play an important role in the 2018 election. By one estimate， more than 80% of U.S. counties targeted by China voted for President Trump in 2016; now China wants to turn these voters against our administration.And China is also directly appealing to the American voter. Last week， the Chinese government paid to have a multipage supplement inserted into the Des Moines Register – the paper of record in the home state of our Ambassador to China， and a pivotal state in 2018. The supplement， designed to look like news articles， cast our trade policies as reckless and harmful to Iowans.Fortunately， Americans aren’t buying it. For example: American farmers are standing with this President and are seeing real results from the strong stands that he’s taken， including this week’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement， where we’ve substantially opened North American markets to U.S. products – a great win for American farmers and manufacturers.But China’s actions aren’t focused solely on influencing our policies and politics. Beijing is also taking steps to exploit its economic leverage， and the allure of China’s large domestic market， to advance its influence over American corporations.Beijing now requires American joint ventures that operate in China to establish “party organizations” within their company， giving the Communist Party a voice – and perhaps a veto – in hiring and investment decisions.Chinese authorities have also threatened U.S. companies that depict Taiwan as a distinct geographic entity， or that stray from Chinese policy on Tibet. Beijing compelled Delta Airlines to publicly apologize for not calling Taiwan a “province of China” on its website. It also pressured Marriott to fire a U.S. employee who liked a tweet about Tibet.Beijing routinely demands that Hollywood portray China in a strictly positive light， and it punishes studios and producers that don’t. Beijing’s censors are quick to edit or outlaw movies that criticize China， even in minor ways. “World War Z” had to cut the script’s mention of a virus originating in China. “Red Dawn” was digitally edited to make the villains North Korean， not Chinese.Beyond business， the Chinese Communist Party is spending billions of dollars on propaganda outlets in the United States， as well as other countries.China Radio International now broadcasts Beijing-friendly programming on over 30 U.S. outlets， many in major American cities. The China Global Television Network reaches more than 75 million Americans – and it gets its marching orders directly from its Communist Party masters. As China’s top leader put it during a visit to the network’s headquarters， “The media run by the Party and the government are propaganda fronts and must have the Party as their surname.”That’s why， last month， the Department of Justice ordered that network to register as a foreign agent.The Communist Party has also threatened and detained the Chinese family members of American journalists who pry too deep. And it has blocked the websites of U.S. media organizations and made it harder for our journalists to get visas. This happened after the New York Times published investigative reports about the wealth of some of China’s leaders.But the media isn’t the only place where the Chinese Communist Party seeks to foster a culture of censorship. The same is true of academia.Look no further than the Chinese Students and Scholars Associations， of which there are more than 150 branches across American campuses. These groups help organize social events for some of the more than 430，000 Chinese nationals studying in the United States; they also alert Chinese consulates and embassies when Chinese students， and American schools， stray from the Communist Party line.At the University of Maryland， a Chinese student recently spoke at her graduation ceremony of what she called the “fresh air of free speech” in America. The Communist Party’s official newspaper swiftly chastised her， she became the victim of a firestorm of criticism on China’s tightly-controlled social media，and her family back home was harassed. As for the university itself， its exchange program with China – one of the nation’s most extensive – suddenly turned from a flood to a trickle.China exerts academic pressure in other ways， too. Beijing provides generous funding to universities， think tanks， and scholars， with the understanding that they will avoid ideas that the Communist Party finds dangerous or offensive. China experts in particular know that their visas will be delayed or denied if their research contradicts Beijing’s talking points.And even scholars and groups who avoid Chinese funding are targeted by that country， as the Hudson Institute found out firsthand. After you offered to host a speaker Beijing didn’t like， your website suffered a major cyber-attack， originating from Shanghai. You know better than most that the Chinese Communist Party is trying to undermine academic freedom and the freedom of speech in America today.These and other actions， taken as a whole， constitute an intensifying effort to shift American public opinion and public policy away from the America First leadership of President Donald Trump. But our message to China’s rulers is this: This President will not back down – and the American people will not be swayed. We will continue to stand strong for our security and our economy， even as we hope for improved relations with Beijing.Our administration will continue to act decisively to protect American interests， American jobs， and American security.As we rebuild our military， we will continue to assert American interests across the Indo-Pacific.As we respond to China’s trade practices， we will continue to demand an economic relationship with China that is free and fair and reciprocal， demanding that Beijing break down its trade barriers， fulfill its trade obligations， and fully open its economy， just as we have opened ours.We will continue to take action until Beijing ends the theft of American intellectual property， and stops the predatory practice of forced technology transfer…And to advance our vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific， we’re building new and stronger bonds with nations that share our values， across the region – from India to Samoa. Our relationships will flow from a spirit of respect， built on partnership， not domination.We’re forging new trade deals， on a bilateral basis， just as last week， President Trump signed an improved trade deal with South Korea， and we will soon begin negotiating a historic bilateral free-trade deal with Japan.And we’re streamlining international development and finance programs， giving foreign nations a just and transparent alternative to China’s debt-trap diplomacy. To that end， President Trump will sign the BUILD Act into law in the days ahead.And next month， it will be my privilege to represent the United States in Singapore and Papua New Guinea， at ASEAN and APEC. There， we will unveil new measures and programs to support a free and open Indo-Pacific – and on behalf of the President， I will deliver the message that America’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific has never been stronger.To protect our interests here at home， we’ve strengthened CFIUS – the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States – heightening our scrutiny of Chinese investment in America， to protect our national security from Beijing’s predatory actions.And when it comes to Beijing’s malign influence and interference in American politics and policy， we will continue to expose it， no matter the form it takes. And we will work with leaders at every level of society to defend our national interests and most cherished ideals. The American people will play the decisive role – and in fact， they already are…As we gather here， a new consensus is rising across America…More business leaders are thinking beyond the next quarter， and thinking twice before diving into the Chinese market if it means turning over their intellectual property or abetting Beijing’s oppression. But more must follow suit. For example， Google should immediately end development of the “Dragonfly” app that will strengthen Communist Party censorship and compromise the privacy of Chinese customers…More journalists are reporting the truth without fear or favor， and digging deep to find where China is interfering in our society， and why – and we hope that more American， and global， news organizations will join in this effort.More scholars are speaking out forcefully and defending academic freedom， and more universities and think tanks are mustering the courage to turn away Beijing’s easy money， recognizing that every dollar comes with a corresponding demand. We’re confident that more will join their ranks.And across the nation， the American people are growing in vigilance， with a newfound appreciation for our administration’s actions to re-set America’s economic and strategic relationship with China， to finally put America First.And under President Trump’s leadership， America will stay the course. China should know that the American people and their elected representatives in both parties are resolved.As our National Security Strategy states: “Competition does not always mean hostility.” As President Trump has made clear， we want a constructive relationship with Beijing， where our prosperity and security grow together， not apart. While Beijing has been moving further away from this vision， China’s rulers can still change course， and return to the spirit of “reform and opening” and greater freedom. The American people want nothing more; the Chinese people deserve nothing less.The great Chinese story-teller Lu Xun often lamented that his country “has either looked down at foreigners as brutes， or up to them as saints， but never as equals.” Today， America is reaching out our hand to China; we hope that Beijing will soon reach back – with deeds， not words， and with renewed respect for America. But we will not relent until our relationship with China is grounded in fairness， reciprocity， and respect for sovereignty.There is an ancient Chinese proverb that tells us that “men see only the present， but heaven sees the future.” As we go forward， let us pursue a future of peace and prosperity with resolve and faith…Faith in President Trump’s leadership， and the relationship that he has forged with China’s president…Faith in the enduring friendship between the American people and the Chinese people…Faith that heaven sees the future – and by God’s grace， America and China will meet that future together.Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.