"There are many issues that we are not actually satisfied with, but we can accept the results."

Xie Zhenhua, Head of the Chinese delegation to the 2013 UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland, commenting on the results of the conference at its conclusion on November 23

"Today, people-to-people exchanges, political trust and business cooperation have together become the three pillars underpinning the new model of major-country relations between China and the United States."

Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong, during her speech at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. on November 21

"Putting every judicial process under the spotlight will test judges and help them improve the quality of their rulings. It could also prevent abuse of the right to sue and of legal resources."

Zhou Qiang, President of the Supreme People's Court, urging courts to publicly disclose the progress of trials and judgments to improve judicial transparency, on November 27

"The Chinese think that frequently saying 'thanks' and 'sorry' is being overly polite, and purposely creates distance between friends, which hinders deeper communication."

Shi Tonglan, a professor at Japan's Ryukoku University, in her paper Exploring the Cultural Differences in Chinese and Japanese Language Behaviors