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Indeed，justtakeChinaasexample;OurmodernlifehasbeeninfluencedbyWesternstyleoflivinginsomanywaysthatit’snolongersurprisingtoseeteenagersgoingcrazyaboutrock-and-roll，wholefamiliesdiningoutatMcDonald’sandevenratherelderlypeopledressedinAppleJeans.

However，theseareonlysomeexpressionsoftheculturalchangestakingplaceinoursocietytoday.Whatisreallygoingonisasubtlebutsignificantrestructuringofthenation’smentality.Justlookaround.

Howmanycollegegraduatesarereadytocompeteaggressivelyforeveryjobopportunity，whereasnotlongagotheywereaskedjusttositidleandwaitforwhateverwastobeassignedtothembythegovernment?

Howmanyyoungpeoplearenoweagertoseekforanindependentlifewhereasonlytwodecadesagotheywouldrelytotallyontheirparentstoarrangefortheirfuture?Askanyonewhoparticipatesintoday’sspeechcontest.Whohasnotcomewithawilltofightandwhohasnotcomedeterminedtoachieveself-fulfillmentinwinningthegame?AndI’mquitecertainthatifConfuciushadlivedtoseetoday’sChina，hewouldhavebeenhorrifiedtoseeyoungloverskissingeachotherinpublicplacesinanunreservedexpressionoftheirpassion.

ItisthereforeevidentthatweasdescendantsofanancientEasterncivilizationarealreadylivingunderstronginfluenceoftheWesternculture.ButitisnotonlyinChinathatwefindtheincorporationofthetwocultures.

TaketheUnitedStatesasanexample:Duringthe1980s，infaceoftheoverwhelmingcompetitionfromJapan，manyAmericancompaniessuchastheFordbegantoadoptateamworkmanagementfromtheirrivals，theessenceofwhich，layattheverycoreofEasternculture.

TaketheChineseacupunctureasanotherexample:ThistraditionaltreatmentofdiseasesisfinallyfindingitswaytotheWestandhencetheunderlyingnotionthatillnessisresultedfromtheimbalancebetweenyinandyangwithinthebody--anideawhichwouldstrikeanyWesternerasincredibleinthepast!

LadiesandGentlemen，weliveinagreatepochwhentheglobalintegrationofeconomyandtheinformationrevolutionhavebroughtculturesoftheworldcloserthaneverbefore.Weliveinaparticularerawhencountries，EastandWest，findthemselvesinneedofreadjustingtheirtraditionalvalues.Welive，atthesametime，atacriticaljunctureofourevolutionbecausesuchproblemsasethnicconflictsandregionalunrestareincreasinglyposingathreattothepeaceandhappinessofthewholehumanrace.Tocopewithsuchaneraandtoembraceanevenbrighterfuture，weneedtolearntolivemoreharmoniouslyinaworldcommunitywhichisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.Mydearfellowstudents，ourcommandoftheEnglishlanguagerendersitpossibleforustogainaninsightintoWesternculturewhileretainingourownculturalidentity.

Therefore，itisoursacredresponsibilitytopromotetheculturalexchangesandhencethemutualunderstandingbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.

ItismyhappiestdreamthatnewgenerationofChinesewillnotonlygrowupdrinkingCocacolaandwatchingHollywood，butalsobeblessedwiththefar-reachingbenefitsofmultiplecultures;benefitsthatourforefathershadnever，everdreamedof.

Toendmyspeech，IwouldliketoquoteRudyardKiplingagain:

AllthepeoplelikeusareWe

AndeveryoneelseisThey

Butonceyoucrossoverthesea

YouwillendbylookingonWe

AsonlyasortofThey.

Thankyou.