"China objects firmly to any foreign leader's meeting with the Dalai Lama and opposes any country, or anyone, interfering in China's internal affairs through Tibet-related issues."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, voicing indignation following British Prime Minister David Cameron's meeting with the Dalai Lama, in a press conference in Beijing on May 15

"The People's Bank of China will support the development of cross-border exchange-traded fund products, as well as expand the investment scale for qualified foreign institutional investors (QFIIs) and yuan-based QFIIs."

China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan, calling for more innovative methods to reform the country's capital markets at an industry seminar held in Beijing on May 16

"It is something that would be extremely expensive and would pose great risks but it is part of the options that we must technically consider."

IMF chief Christine Lagarde, openly referring to the possibility of Greece exiting the euro zone on a French TV on May 15

"The Libyan political transitional process has entered a critical phase. We hope that the Libyan people will maintain ethnic harmony and safeguard national unity, respond actively to all challenges so as to achieve social stability and national political and economic reconstruction. The international community should continue to render assistance and support to the reconstruction efforts in Libya."

Wang Min, China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at an open Security Council meeting on May 16