benefits are not free
they have to be paid for. By
hard work and determination.
So
Self-confident economies are growing economies. and
today's economies can not grow without embracing open
flows of goods and services, ideas and expertise.
national economies have a choice. They either join
this exciting revolution. Or they hide from it,
frightened of the implications.
You know that a door
closed to the world merely locks in those behind it.
Britain's whole history shows that we know this too.
So neither Britain nor China is going to duck this
Countries that do only have themselves to
challenge.
blame.
Your first visit here. We want you to leave on
Thursday realising that Britain is society on the move;
society abandoning wasteful rigidities in favour of
inventiveness and flexibility: always been good at
winning Nobel Prizes now turning pioneering ideas
into prosperity (examples).
Lucky enough to visit China three times. Seen those'
qualities there too. Historic changes are taking place
in your country.
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