"China strongly opposes the groundless criticism of China's normal national defense development and military activities, and the irresponsible remarks about China's internal affairs made by Japan's annual defense white paper."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, refuting criticism of China's national defense policy made in a newly released Japanese annual defense white paper, in a written statement released on July 31 in Beijing

"China has indisputable sovereign rights over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters, and the military opposes any outside military intervention in this area."

Spokesman Geng Yansheng of China's Ministry of National Defense, responding to a question about the possibility of conflict over disputed waters on July 31 at a press conference on the eve of the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army

"The leadership change in local Party committees occurred in the country's crucial period of building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects, deepening reform and opening up, and speeding up the transformation of economic development. It was a significant event in the Party's political life."

The Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China highlighting the significance of the local Party committee leadership reshuffle from the fourth quarter of 2011 to early July in a statement on July 30

"China's obsession with gold medals makes it difficult to get the masses involved in sports. All the funding will go to those who are capable of winning gold, but not the wider public. This [gold obsession] has got to stop. Otherwise, China may become a nation that wins a lot of gold medals but is still weak in sports."

Xiao Hongbo, a professor at the Department of Journalism at Shanghai University of Sport, criticizing China's single-minded focus on Olympic gold medals on July 30