"China's basic state policy of opening up will never change. We will continue to get more actively involved in economic globalization and work to build a fair and equitable international trading regime and financial system."

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, in a speech at the opening of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2011, a three-day event held in Dalian, Liaoning Province, on September 14

"Judging from the current trend, China's full-year inflation might exceed the country's 2011 full-year target of 4 percent. However, China will continue to put the inflation management as its top priority."

Zhang Xiaoqiang, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, at a press conference on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2011 in Dalian, Liaoning Province, on September 14

"The situation in Libya has changed greatly and the country has entered a critical phase of reconstruction…We hold a positive attitude to the post-war reconstruction of Libya."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, at a daily press conference in Beijing on September 13, saying that China hopes political and economic reconstruction of Libya will take place quickly in order to safeguard the country's unity

"The transition remains on track…Our commitment to the people of Afghanistan and to building the capacity of the Afghan National Army, the Afghan National Police and other elements of the Afghan security forces remains steadfast."

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little, saying on September 13 that the transition from foreign troops to Afghan forces will not stop after an attack near the U.S. Embassy and International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, earlier in the day

"We are keen to protect the unity of Syria, prevent foreign interference, stop bloodshed and violent acts, and are keen to see the army's withdrawal from all the Syrian cities soon."

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabir al-Thani, speaking to the media after an Arab League meeting on Syria's unrest in Cairo, Egypt, on September 13

"Japan's credibility is on the verge of being severely damaged due to local industry's hollowing out and deteriorating fiscal conditions…We cannot carry on forever with a kind of fiscal management where debt keeps piling up."

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, vowing to tackle the country's fiscal mess at a session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on September 13