I heard several important ideas today: that the ever-widening gap between the wealthy and the poor must be narrowed; that rapidly accelerating urbanization and environmental protection must be balanced; and that we must make China better understood in the world. I think there are no definite answers to these big questions, and there are no short cuts to resolution. The Women's Forum is an illumination which enlightens and calls to attention those people who lead the way on public issues. People put their ideas together, but whether they can be realized is still a question. There is always a gap between a sketch and a finished picture.

In the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards tonight, the speakers summarized their thoughts about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur into five words: courage, determination, confidence, patience, and persistence. I think these words can not only be applied to each of those young women starting a company, but also to leaders who want to make a country better. Both are complex situations where the gap between the sketch and the finished picture exists, but we must move ahead. Human beings are the ones who have to build a bridge across the gap, and sometimes the only way to do this is to start walking and seek the way while we walk.