"Each side should accommodate the concern of the other side while pursuing its own interests, and should refrain from politicizing trade disputes. "

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned in a speech delivered at the China-EU Business Forum

"Winning this war will require the determined efforts of a unified country. We must put aside our differences and work together to meet the test that history has given us. Whatever mistakes have been made in Iraq, the worst mistake would be to think that if we pulled out, the terrorists would leave us alone. ''

U.S. President George W. Bush, ending a day marking the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, in a televised address from the White House

"The continuous efforts to form a national unity government have ended successfully with the announcement of a political program for this government. Efforts in the next few days will continue to complete the formation of the national unity government. "

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Palestinian television after reaching an agreement to share power with the rival Hamas movement on September 11

"After months of macroeconomic controls, some positive changes have begun to occur in the performance of the national economy, with an obvious slowdown in the growth rate in fixed assets investment in the last two months. "

Qiu Xiaohua, chief of the National Bureau of Statistics

"Unfortunately, the investigation, which was conducted with third parties, included certain inappropriate techniques. These went beyond what we understood them to be, and I apologize that they were employed. "

Patricia Dunn agreed to resign as Hewlett-Packard Co. chairwoman as a scandal widened over potentially illegal tactics used by outside investigators she hired to uncover the source of news leaks