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Speechrunner-up:RuiChenggang,ForeignAffairCollegeHonorablejudges,ladiesandgentlemen:Kiplingsaid:"Eastiseast,andWestisWest,andneverthetwainshallmeet!"Butnow,acenturylater,theyhavemet.Theyhavemetinbusiness.Theyhavemetineducation.Theyhavemetinthearts.SomewouldarguethatthesemeetingsleaveuswithachoicebetweenEastandWest,butIbelievethebestfutureliesinthecreativecombinationofbothworlds.WecanmakeWesternideas,customsandtechnologyourown,andadaptthemtoourownuse.Wecanenjoythebestofallworlds,becauseourtraditionis,aboveall,oneofselectingthebestandmakingitourown.But,doWesternstylesandvaluesthreatenouridentity?Historymakesiteasyforustothinkso，perhapstooeasy.SomepeopleseemtothinkthatadoptingWesterncustoms,asabridewearingwhichhaslongbeenacolorofmourningin,insteadofthetraditionalredforherwedding,isanothersubmissiontoforeignintervention,--abetrayalofourheritage,theysay.Theyfearthatas e"globalized",wewillnolonger.IdonotHistoryteachersthatastrongandconfidentnationisateaseinhearingfromtheoutsideworld.TheweddingofEasternandWesterncultures,whetherinwhitegownsorred,bringsusvariety.ItisarichbanquetofspecialfoodsfromallovertheAsanamateurgourmetofcuisine,oursuperbflavoursdelightme.ButmytasteappreciatesfoodfromanyIevenallowtheconvenienceofMcDonald'saceinmylifewithoutgivingupmygoodtaste.MygrandfathertaughtmetohumtunesofBeijingoperafromthetimeIwasveryyoung;theyaredeepinmyspirit,partofmysIloveBeijingopera,becauseitalwaysremindsmeofwhoIam.ButIamalsoafanofmodernpopmusic,theNo.1fanofSpiceGirlsoncampus.ofcourse,itgoesfarbeyondfood,musicanddance.Itgoesintovaluesandwaysofthinkingabouttheworld.Onceuponatime,orsomyteachertoldme,aboyandanAmericangirlhadasquabble.BothwantedtokeepabunnyrabbittheyhadfoundinthegardeSurelyyou'veseenarabbitsunninghimselfinthegrass.Nothingismorelovable,nothingmorenatural.Nowondertheywantedhim.Theboyyedhishu.Happinessandjoy,longingandpassion,filledtheair.Thelittlerabbitswayedgentlyandbegantomovehisearsinthedirectionofthemusic.Helikedwhatheheard.Thegirlthentookoutherviolinandyedittoproducebeautifulmelodiesofherown.TherabbitbegantobounceinherSointentwerethechildrenontheirownmusicthatneitherpaidtheotheranyattention.Thecompetingmelodiesconfusedthelittlerabbitandhedidnotknowwhichwaytoturn.Unabletoattractthelittlecreature,bothchildrengaveup;theywalkedaway,indifferentdirections,leavingtherabbit...alone.But,whatiftheylistened,whatiftheyreallyheardeachother'smusic,insteadofalwaysyingtheirowntunes?WhenIhearthemusicofaviolin,richwiththejoysofmenandwomenwhocametogetherandsanganddanced...Ihearechoesofthemusicofthegrasslands,ofthehills,oftherivers...ofmyownnativeland.Ismusicmineandyours,orisitours?WhatIwanttohearistheer-huandtheviolinyedtogether,inrhythmandingether,wecanproducenewandbeautifulmusic,richwithtexturesandsoundsthatcanonlybemadeinharmony.Therabbitsitsinthegr