马云英文演讲

马云英文演讲

Smallisbeautifulfor21stcentury:JackMa

CHIEFexecutivesoftheworld'sbiggestcompanieswillmeetApecleadersatSuntectodaytobegindiscussionsonwaystorebuildtheglobaleconomy.

Butyesterday,ChineseentrepreneurJackMaofalibaba.comhadadifferentmessagefor700bossesofsmallandmedium-sizedenterprises(SME)attendingtheApecSMESummitatnearbyRafflesCity:Smallisbeautiful.

'Inthelastcentury,bigwasbetter,'saidtheChina-basede-commercecompany'sfounder.

'Butinthe21stcentury,Ibelievesmallisbeautifulbecauseitisnotabouthowmuchequipmentyouhave,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,theyshouldturntheirattentiontoSMEsandgiveincentivestoindividualsstartingtheirownbusinesses.Hisreason:

SMEownersmaystartsmall,buttheydreambig:'Webelievewearetomorrow'sGoogle,webelievewearetomorrow'seBay,webelievewearetomorrow'sUPS.'

Singapore'sMinisterofStateforTradeandIndustryLeeYiShyanalsocalledforApececonomiestofocustheireffortsonhelpingsmallercompanies.

'Whilewemighthavemovedoutoftheworstofthefinancialcrisis,thefoundationofrecoveryisstillfragileandcanbeweakenedifweallowprotectionismtocreepin,'saidMrLee.

Ataseparateeventyesterday,TradeandIndustryMinisterLimHngKiangnotedthattheApecCEOSummit'sthemeofRebuildingtheGlobalEconomy:CrisisandOpportunitywasatimelyone.

Speakingatthewelcomereceptionfordelegates,hesaid:'Itisalsoaptthatatthiscriticaljunctureoftheworldeconomy,thisyear'sCEOSummithasarecordturnoutofApecleaderssincetheinceptionoftheCEOSummitin1996.'