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Technology is empowering civil society in ways that no iron fist can control
科技讓公民社會變得更加強大這是任何"鐵拳"都無法掌控的
New breakthroughs are lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty
新的突破正讓數以億計的人擺脫貧困
And even the upheaval of the Arab World reflects the rejection of an authoritarian order that was anything but stable
甚至阿拉伯世界的動蕩都反映出了專制制度無法穩定持久
and now offers the long-term prospect of more responsive and effective governance
反映出了人們對更加有效的政府的憧憬
In countries like Egypt we acknowledge that our relationship is anchored in security interests from peace treaties with Israel, to shared efforts against violent extremism
在埃及這樣的國家我們承認關系是建立在安全利益之上的包括同以色列簽訂和平條約 共同打擊暴力極端主義
So we have not cut off cooperation with the new government but we can and will persistently press for reforms that the Egyptian people have demanded
我們從未終止過同新政府的合作與此同時 我們能夠 也愿意持續向埃及政府施壓讓其推進埃及人民所要求的改革
And meanwhile, look at a country like Burma which only a few years ago was an intractable dictatorship and hostile to the United States 40 million people
另外 看看緬甸這樣的國家 就在幾年前 它還是一個棘手的獨裁國家 對美國充滿敵意緬甸有四千萬人口
Thanks to the enormous courage of the people in that country and because we took the diplomatic initiative, American leadership
得益于緬甸人民巨大的勇氣還有我們美國的外交嘗試和領導作用
we have seen political reforms opening a once closed society a movement by Burmese leadership away from partnership with North Korea in favor of engagement with America and our allies
政治革命讓一個原本封閉的社會變得開放緬甸領導者不再親朝鮮而是加強同美國及盟國的合作
We're now supporting reform and badly needed national reconciliation through assistance and investment through coaxing and, at times, public criticism
我們支持這種改革并亟需通過援助和投資來實現國內和解我們需要勸誘 有時還需要公開批評
And progress there could be reversed but if Burma succeeds we will have gained a new partner without having fired a shot
緬甸的進程可能會逆轉但如果緬甸改革能夠成功我們將不費一槍一炮贏得一個新的合作伙伴
