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PEOPLE & POINTS
Weekly Watch> WEEKLY WATCH NO. 37, 2011> PEOPLE & POINTS
UPDATED: September 9, 2011 NO. 37 SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Quotes of the Week
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"In light of the trend of international cooperation, it is necessary for China, Japan and South Korea to establish such a free trade zone. But before realizing the zone, the three countries need to further enhance mutual trust and create an atmosphere of expanding mutual economic cooperation."

Chen Zhou, Director of the Department of Asian Affairs under the Ministry of Commerce, on September 5 before the Seventh China Jilin Northeast Asia Investment and Trade Expo held in Changchun, Jilin Province, on September 6-11

"China has no difficulty in principle with the release of Libya's frozen assets, but in the spirit of being responsible to the Libyan people, China and some other members of the United Nations Security Council maintain that the use of assets and supervision mechanism be further specified."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, at a regular briefing in Beijing on September 5

"No matter how the leadership (of the illegal Tibetan 'government-in-exile') changes, the key to improving contact with the Central Government is to sincerely abandon separatist moves."

Dramdul, Deputy Director of the China Tibetology Research Center, who is heading a delegation of Chinese Tibetologists and Tibetan living Buddhas to Japan, speaking at a press conference in Tokyo on August 31

"I believe this autumn will be a sensitive time for many of the major developed economies. It's an important time for all countries. All countries and technology systems need to be re-tooling their growth models."

World Bank President Robert Zoellick, warning of a "new danger zone" with threats including record food prices, volatility in commodity markets, and debt crises in the developed world, at a conference in Beijing on September 3

"Such an illegal occupation and blockade could not be legally accepted. Turkey will continue to fight in the international arena to end the illegal occupation."

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, on Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank, at a joint press conference with visiting Palestinian envoy Nabil Shaath in Ankara, Turkey, on September 5



 
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