朱镕基上海讲话实录(英文)

　　《朱镕基上海讲话实录（英文）》：　　Our municipal foreign trade sector has held many classes to help the districts and counties train personnel in foreign trade-this is a very commendable approach. Despite the criticism being leveled at the slogan "Let everyone engage in commerce，" I think everyone in Shanghai needs to know a little about foreign trade. Shanghai is an externally oriented city. It has to have dealings with foreigners， it has to make money from these transactions， so it has to learn these skills. That's why when you in the foreign trade sector make great efforts to train cadres from all professions from the districts and counties and from the grassroots-when you help them learn about technical cooperation in foreign economic dealings； when you help them learn some of the rules， methods，international norms， and basics of foreign trade finance， when you instill some knowledge in them so thatthey're not at a disadvantage when dealing with foreigners-this is a tremendously important role.　　It isn't enough just to rely on the 34，000 people in our foreign trade sector， as I trunk a considerable number of you will eventually be stationed abroad. We need a very large team so that we can have people stationed for a long term in all countries， learning about the state of their markets， relationships， and channels. Without such a set of abilities， it won't be easy to make a living in the international markets. I'm very pleased that the muniapal foreign trade sector is beginning to work at this. I hope you will carry on and stay focused on this-then things will get better for us. That's the first point I'd like to make.　　2. The Foreign Trade Sector's Historic Mission　　I hope that those of you in the muniapal foreign trade sector recognize your important mission. Shanghaiis now at a historic turning point since the centra_l government's economic development strategy for coastal areas gave the city a path to revitalization. At the same time， they gave us autonomy and allowed us to do fiscal contracting， so we now have a much greater ability to act. Recently， Li Lanqing signed off on another document that reaffirmed the expansion of our authority to import； that is， we in Shanghai may， on our own， import materials centrally managed by the state. The special representative of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade in Shanghai can issue licenses -the rrunistry is continuing to devolve powers to us. We can now use this ability to revitaLize Shanghai， and if we do our work well， we can accelerate its revitalization. On the other hand， if we fail to do our work well during the five-year term of this administraUon， then the city's revitalization might be slowed down by 10 to 20 years. It won't do to let this opportunity slip by.　　Although there isn't a problem this year and one seems unlikely to appear next year， it's hard to say anything about the year after that-who knows what might happen? The other day I was talking to Mr. Loh Daijur of the Hong Kong Shenxin Textile Mill and learned that his entefprise currently has 70，000 workers， 40，000 in Hong Kong and 30，000 in Guangdong. If there's the slightest hint of trouble in the markets， he'Il first shut down that Guangdong factory with the 30，000 workers. That's why he said that if Shanghai is to open up to the outside， it ought to have some unique features.　　……