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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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