马云英文演讲
Smalli***eautifulfor21stcentury:JackMa
CHIEFexecutivesoftheworld'***iggestcompanieswillmeetApecleadersatSuntectodaytobegindiscussionsonwaystorebuildtheglobaleconomy.
Butyesterday,ChineseentrepreneurJackMaofalibaba.comhadadifferentmessagefor700bossesofsmallandmedium-sizedenterprises(SME)attendingtheApecSMESummitatnearbyRafflesCity:Smalli***eautiful.
'Inthelastcentury,bigwa***etter,'saidtheChina-basede-commercecompany'sfounder.
'Butinthe21stcentury,Ibelievesmalli***eautifulbecauseitisnotabouthowmuchequipmentyouhave,itisabouthowquicklyyoucanchangeyourselftomeetthemarket.'
Givingarousingkeynoteaddressattheevent-regardedasasideshowtotoday'sApecCEOSummit-MrMatookapokeatlargercorporatesthatsufferedbeatingsduringthefinancialcrisis.
Speakingtoapackedballroom,hesaidthecrisishadbeendisastrousformanybignamesintheWest.
'Allthebigcompanieswhichweallwantedtobelike-today,theyhavealldied.ButweSMEs-yeswefeltthepain-butwearehappiernowbecausewesurvived.'
MrMa,whotrainedasahighschoolteacherinHangzhou,foundedtheAlibabaGroupin1999aftersuccessfullystartingChinaPages,widelybelievedtobethemainland'sfirstdot.com,in1995.
Apopularspeakeratglobalbusinessconferences,healsogavehistakeongovernmentbailoutsofferedtolargercompaniesandfinancialinstitutions.
'Wehaveheardsomanystoriesaboutbigcompaniesintrouble...Theyarethetroublemakers,weshouldnotgivethemsomuchsupport,letthemdie,itistimeforthemtodie,'hesaid,toloudapplause.
MrMaaddedthatifgovernmentswantstrongeconomies,theyshouldturntheirattentiontoSMEsandgiveincentivestoinpidualsstartingtheirownbusinesses.Hisreason:
SMEownersmaystartsmall,buttheydreambig:'Webelievewearetomorrow'sGoogle,webelievewearetomorrow'seBay,webelievewearetomorrow'sUPS.'
Singapore'sMinisterofStateforTradeandIndustryLeeYiShy***socalledforApececonomiestofocustheireffortsonhelpingsmallercompanies.
'Whilewemighthavemovedoutoftheworstofthefinancialcrisis,thefoundationofrecoveryisstillfragileandcanbeweakenedifweallowprotectionismtocreepin,'saidMrLee.
Ataseparateeventyesterday,TradeandIndustryMinisterLimHngKiangnotedthattheApecCEOSummit'sthemeofRebuildingtheGlobalEconomy:CrisisandOpportunitywasatimelyone.
Speakingatthewelcomereceptionfordelegates,hesaid:'Itisalsoaptthatatthiscriticaljunctureoftheworldeconomy,thisyear'sCEOSummithasarecordturnoutofApecleaderssincetheinceptionoftheCEOSummitin1996.'
