"Compared with Asia's increasingly vital role in the world economy, the influence of Asian media groups on the world stage is very much disproportionate."

Cui Yuying, Vice Minister of the State Council Information Office of China, calling for Asia's own versions of Facebook and Twitter to expand the region's influence at the Fifth 10+3 Media Cooperation Forum held in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province on September 4

"This exhibit highlights the importance and the role of the individual. It says to me that by respecting each other and working together we can create the future we want."

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, speaking at the opening ceremony of Sculpting the Soul of a Nation, a sculpture exhibition representing important Chinese cultural figures and memorializing the Nanjing Massacre at the UN headquarters on September 4

"Swimming gave me confidence and hope for a better life. I came to the Paralympics to prove to myself that I can make it like anyone else."

Feng Yazhu, Chinese swimmer who won the gold medal and set a new world record in the women's 50-meter backstroke S2 final of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on September 5

"We are enthusiastic about combining AMC's leadership in the United States with Wanda's leadership in China, the world's fastest-growing market."

Gerry Lopez, President and CEO of AMC Entertainment, second largest theater chain in the United States, commenting on the purchase of AMC by Dalian Wanda, a Chinese real estate conglomerate, at a press conference held at an AMC theater in Los Angeles on September 4