"The last three years have been the most peaceful period for cross-Straits relations in the past 60 years. The mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) and Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) have signed 15 agreements and we have seen an all-around 'peace bonus' brought by the improvement of the cross-Straits relations."

Chiang Pin-kung, Chairman of the SEF, in Taipei on October 18, saying that the cross-Straits peace had been hard-earned and should be treasured

"The rapid growth in property prices has been markedly contained, as prices in some cities begin to retreat. The government's control efforts have achieved positive results and the property market is heading toward the macro control direction."

Sheng Laiyun, spokesman of the National Bureau of Statistics of China, at a press conference on national economic statistics for the first three quarters of 2011 in Beijing on October 18

"Provinces and states are the backbones that sustain economic cooperation between China and the United States. I hope the dialogue of governors between the two sides becomes the propeller to push Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations forward."

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai, in his address to the China-U.S. Governors Dialogue held in Beijing on October 19

"Libya has turned a new page on its history. We hope Libya can launch an inclusive political transition process as early as possible … and start economic reconstruction in order to enable the Libyan people to lead peaceful and happy lives."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, commenting on the October 20 killing of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi by National Transitional Council forces