"Zou may be a good professor, but he is being dismissed for his long absence, and it is unfair to other professors if he is continuously paid a salary without much responsibility taken."

A professor from Guanghua Management School, who declined to be named

"If Zou's dismissal is illegal and against the administrative rules and procedures of the university, he should appeal for justice, instead of solely quarreling with Zhang."

Hu Jingbei, economics professor at Tongji University in Shanghai

"The Chinese Government respects the legitimate status of President [Mahmoud] Abbas and the Palestinian National Authority."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang, calling on Palestinian factions to end conflicts and solve their concerns through dialogue and consultations, when speaking to the media in Beijing on June 18

"The reform aims to guarantee Chinese citizens' freedom of

movement."

Wu Heping, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, revealing on June 19 that the formation of a new household registration system geared toward a market economy is underway

"This is the time for new executive leadership, with different skills and strengths, to step in and drive the company to realize its full potential-it is the right thing to do, and the right time is now."

Outgoing Yahoo Chief Executive Terry Semel, in a letter to the board of

the struggling Internet giant before he was replaced by Jerry Yang as of June 18

"All around the world, predictable patterns are going to result in very long-term and very immediate changes in the ability of people to earn their livelihoods."

Michele Klein Solomon of the International Organization of Migration, warning of the daunting displacement of an estimated 1 billion people by 2050 set off by climate change

"The inflow of hefty foreign capital to low-end manufacturing sectors may spell big troubles for the Chinese economy."

Long Yongtu, former Chinese chief WTO negotiator, talking to a high-profile economic forum in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, on June 17