"China has made solemn representations to the Philippines over the additional ships sent to Huangyan Island by the Philippine side. China urged the Philippines to take positive steps to restore peace and harmony in the waters off Huangyan Island."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin, at a routine news briefing in Beijing on April 24

"Such cooperation was conducted on the basis of mutual benefit. It was cooperation not only in capital, but also in technology, management and market, and was sincere people-to-people communication and exchanges as well."

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, saying that the combination of Geely and Volvo was an "example of success" for cooperation between the two nations' enterprises when visiting the China-owned but Gothenburg-based Volvo Cars Corporation in Sweden on April 24 during his four-nation tour in Europe

"Weak recovery will likely resume in major advanced economies, as lingering structural challenges, including low industrial capacity utilization rates, high unemployment rates and large public debts, are weighing down the growth."

World Bank chief economist Justin Yifu Lin, commenting on the global economic recovery in a recent interview with Xinhua News Agency prior to the spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank

"It is good to have two [debates] to enlighten the French. I have nothing to hide, there are no lies, no concealment."

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, also the candidate of the Union for a Popular Movement who is seeking re-election, saying yes on April 24 to a second debate proposed by four major radio groups in France between the two rivals who will square off in the second round of the presidential election