To the Southern Weekly and its readers
致南方周末及其读者

I look forward to continuing the ties between our two countries,
我希望继续维护我们两国间的关系，

and congratulate you for contributing to the analysis and flow of vital political information.
并祝贺你们在分析及传递关键政治信息上的贡献。

An educated citizenry is the key to an effective government,
受过良好教育的公民是建立一个有为政府的重要前提，

and a free press contributes to that well-informed citizenry.
而出版自由对这一有智识的公民社会大有助益。