"When the ship hit the seawall, the captain ordered us to abandon ship. We gathered on the deck and prepared to escape. As we were very close to the seawall at that time, some intended to jump onto it when the ship approached, but they lost their lives."

Sang Xiaoliang, a rescued Chinese crew member of a cargo ship that sank at a port in Pohang, southeast of Seoul, during a storm on October 15, recalling the tragedy

"Apart from accumulating experience through this event for young athletes, we have more of an educational purpose."

Liu Aijie, Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese delegation at the Sixth East Asian Games (EAG), in response to EAG's transformation into East Asian Youth Games, which will debut in 2019

"Integrating development of military and civilian sectors has become a necessary path to promote China's strategic emerging industries' development."

Xu Jianping, deputy chief of the new technology and industry department at the National Development and Reform Commission, as the Hi-Tech & Science Expo concluded on October 16 in Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province

"We send market investigation teams to both developed and developing regions. We do this to promote fairness and search for buyers. We also encourage exhibitors to invite their clients to the fair."

Liu Jianjun, Deputy Director General of China Foreign Trade Center, at the opening ceremony of the 114th China Import and Export Fair held in Guangdong Province on October 15