"China's rare earth resources only account for 36.4 percent of the overall reserves in the world. And China provides more than 90 percent of the global supply of rare earth. This is unsustainable. As a result, China has to take measures to control the export of rare earth."

Liu Weimin, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, on the trade complaint over rare earth exports jointly filed by the United States, the EU and Japan to the WTO, at a news briefing in Beijing on March 13

"Relations between the Chinese and German armies have seen remarkable progress in recent years, while the cooperation structure has been continuously improved."

Chen Bingde, Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, saying that China will continue to boost military ties with Germany when meeting with Werner Freers, German Inspector of the Army in Beijing on March 14

"The Schengen Agreement can no longer respond to the seriousness of the situation. It must be revised. There is a need to implement a structural reform that we have implemented for the euro."

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, making the remarks in a reelection campaign speech in Paris on March 11 that the border-free Schengen Agreement should be rethought and re-founded

"The interest rate in Greece is too low, and therefore people spend too much and park their money abroad. This cannot continue."

Daniel Gros, Director of the Center for European Policy Studies, suggesting the Greek Government sharply increase interest rates during an interview with Xinhua News Agency