"Cross-Straits couples have been contributing to the development of the relationship between the mainland and Taiwan, and the association should work to better serve these couples and protect their legitimate rights and interests."

Wang Yi, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China, commenting at the inauguration ceremony of an association established to handle marriage and family affairs of couples from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan on August 28

"Sports should play a much bigger role in school life for kids [in China] than they do now. The status of sports in school in our country has come to a halt. We should start over and make it about more than just keeping students fit."

Former NBA All-Star center Yao Ming, calling for more sports in Chinese schools on August 26, as the primary school basketball season concluded in Leshan, southwest China's Sichuan Province

"They cater to our society's urgent need for heroes. The Chinese people have a long tradition of honoring heroes, but now we need more of them at a time when it's toughest to be one."

Wang Mingmei, head of the Association of Sociology in southeast China's Jiangxi Province, commenting on the success of Hollywood blockbusters Spiderman and The Dark Knight Rises in China. The two films premiered on August 27 on the Chinese mainland and took the top slots in most cinemas across the country

"When Neil stepped foot on the surface of the moon for the first time, he delivered a moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten. (He was) among the greatest of American heroes—not just of his time, but of all time."

U.S. President Barack Obama, mourning the death of American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man ever to set foot on the moon, in a statement on August 25