"Responsible U.S. politicians should be willing and able to preserve and promote the development of Sino-U.S. relations."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin, at a regular press conference in Beijing on January 11, responding to accusations voiced by some candidates running in the Republican Party Primary Election in the United States that China has stolen U.S. jobs

"If our southern neighbors collaborate with the adventurous states by substituting their oil for Iran's oil, Tehran will consider such a 'green light' to the West as an unfriendly gesture."

Iran's OPEC Governor Mohammad-Ali Khatibi, warning against any crude boosts by Persian Gulf states to compensate for the potential Western embargo on Iran's oil exports on January 15

"Deliberations regarding the bond swap are difficult, but there will be a positive outcome with good faith."

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, expressing confidence over the Greek debt swap deal at a joint press conference with his Greek counterpart Stavros Dimas during a visit to Athens on January 15

"It is hard to imagine cross-Straits relations without the '1992 Consensus'."

Cher Wang, Chairwoman of HTC Corp. in Taiwan, at a press conference in Taipei on January 13, one day ahead of the Taiwanese leadership election