"The deeper the peaceful development across the Straits goes, the more the welfare and interests of Taiwan people will be protected and the stronger their confidence in the future will be."

Fan Liqing, spokeswoman of the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, commenting on a U.S. report on the weakness of Taiwan's air force

"Too many have made the mistake of not applying for patents and trademarks in China. Foreign patents and trademarks are not enforceable in China, just as Chinese patents and trademarks are not enforceable in the United States."

Benjamin Bai, a Shanghai-based partner with Jones Day specializing in intellectual property law, in his article "Yes, China Does Protect Intellectual Property" in The Wall Street Journal

"Let us unite and commit ourselves together and at the same time to peace."

Khalil Ibrahim, leader of Darfur's main rebel group Justice and Equality Movement, after he and Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir signed a ceasefire agreement and a framework accord for a final peace deal on February 23

"War is excluded from our horizon."

Victorio Taccetti, Argentina's Deputy Foreign Minister, ruling out military action to reassert its sovereignty claims over the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands after a diplomatic row broke out between Argentina and Britain over a British company's oil drilling in the disputed archipelago

"I think we outgrew our engineering resource. And the most important thing is that we lost sight of the customer."

Jim Lentz, Toyota's top-ranking U.S. executive, at a U.S. congressional hearing on the Japanese automaker's recent massive recalls

"Unless action is stepped up to properly collect and recycle materials, many developing countries face the specter of hazardous e-waste mountains with serious consequences for the environment and public health."

UN Environment Program, warning in a report entitled "Recycling—From E-Waste to Resources"