江澤民：讓美國人很吃驚

1995年10月21日至25日，時任中國國家主席的江澤民赴紐約出席聯合國成立50年特別紀念會議，發表了題為《讓我們共同締造一個更美好的世界》的講話，這是中國國家元首首次參加聯合國大會并發表講話。

金句摘錄：

人類社會走向進步的趨勢不可阻擋，任何國家自恃強大、迷信武力、謀求霸權、推行擴張政策，都注定要失敗。
The advancement of human society is unstoppable. Any nation obsessed in its force to pursue hegemony and expansion will be doomed to failure.

大家只有彼此尊重，求同存異，和睦相處，互相促進，才能創造百花爭妍、萬紫千紅的世界。
A diversified, splendid and colorful world can only be created through mutual respect and support, and by accepting differences and living in harmony.

江澤民第二次到訪聯合國，是在5年后的聯合國千年首腦會議上。2000年9月6日至8日，150多位國家元首齊聚紐約，共同規劃新世紀的未來。

金句摘錄：

世界上所有的國家，無論大小、貧富、強弱，都是國際社會中平等的一員，都有參與和處理國際事務的權利。各國主權范圍內的事情只能由本國政府和人民去管，世界上的事情只能由各國政府和人民共同商量來辦。這是處理國際事務的民主原則。在當今時代，世界的命運必須由各國人民共同來掌握。
All countries, big or small, rich or poor, strong or weak, are equal members of the international community and have the right to take part in and handle world affairs. Matters that fall within the scope of sovereignty of a country should be managed only by the government and people of that country, and the world affairs should be handled by the governments and people of all countries through consultation. This is the principle of democracy in handling world affairs. Today, the world's destiny should be in the hands of the people of all countries.

世界是豐富多彩的。如同宇宙間不能只有一種色彩一樣，世界上也不能只有一種文明、一種社會制度、一種發展模式、一種價值觀念。各個國家、各個民族都為人類文明的發展作出了貢獻。
The world is diverse and colorful. Just as there should not be only one color in the universe, so there should not be only one civilization, one social system, one development model or one set of values in the world. Each and every country and nation has made its own contribution to the development of human civilization.

中國人民將堅定不移地沿著建設有中國特色社會主義的道路前進，堅定不移地按照“和平統一、一國兩制”方針完成祖國的統一大業。
The Chinese people will unswervingly march along the road of building socialism with Chinese characteristics and accomplish the grand cause of national reunification in accordance with the principles of "peaceful reunification" and "One country, two systems".

中國人民熱愛和平，堅決維護世界的和平與穩定。無論什么時候，中國都永遠不稱霸。這是中國人民對世界的莊嚴承諾。
The Chinese people love peace and stand firm in maintaining world peace and stability. China will never seek hegemony. This is a solemn commitment undertaken by the Chinese people to the world.

我深信，世界局勢的演變和人類社會的發展，不管還會經歷多少艱難曲折，終將走向更高的文明和更全面的進步。
I am convinced that in spite of difficulties and twists and turns that might occur in the course of evolution of the world situation and the development of the human society, the world of ours will eventually attain a civilization of a higher level and make progress in all areas.