"I believe, through the concerted efforts of the countries concerned, the South China Sea can, by all means, be a sea of peace, cooperation and friendship."

Tang Jiaxuan, former Chinese State Councilor, at the Singapore Global Dialogue saying it would serve the common interests of China, ASEAN and countries in the region to maintain peace and stability of the South China Sea, to prevent widening and complication of issues concerning the area, and to avoid regional conflict and tension

"The United States is keeping its 'fence' even tighter against foreign credit rating agencies, especially after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, as the world has seen an increasing significance of credit rating in ensuring and protecting a nation's financial stability and core interests."

Jiang Yong, Director of the Center for Economic Security Studies of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission denied a bid by China's largest credit rating firm to become an officially recognized statistical rating organization in the United States

"The scale and viciousness of these mass rapes defy belief."

Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on mass rapes in east Democratic Republic of Congo between July 30 and August 2. A UN initial report said three groups of armed militia raped at least 303 civilians over the four days

"Today, the focus of the violence is the U.S. border and our small territories, but tomorrow it will be the big cities of developed countries—the capitals of America, Europe, Africa or Asia."

Mauricio Funes, El Salvador's President, warning at the UN General Assembly drug trafficking was posing a growing threat to global security

"Piracy is not born at sea. It's born on land. And if you are able to patrol and protect your coastline, it's unlikely that pirates will find a way to the high seas to cause menace."

Moses Wetangula, Kenyan Foreign Minister, suggesting millions being spent to fight pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia should be spent instead on helping the country become a functioning state