"The international financial system should undergo necessary reforms in an all-round, balanced, gradual and effective manner to prevent a similar crisis in the future."

Chinese President Hu Jintao, in an interview with Xinhua News Agency before he departed for the G20 anti-crisis summit in London on April 2

"There is a ghost called the 'Cold War' and a virus called 'the Theory on China's Threat' overseas. Some people, possessed by this ghost and infected with this virus, 'fall ill' from time to time."

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang, when denying overseas rumors of a so-called "Chinese cyber spy network" at a news briefing on March 31

"In London, Washington and Paris people talk of bonuses or no bonuses. In parts of Africa, South Asia and Latin America, the struggle is for food or no food."

World Bank President Robert Zoellick, warning on March 31 that a slowdown in the developing world will push millions into poverty in 2009

"The true power of Earth Hour can be seen in the tremendous opportunity for individuals, communities, businesses and governments around the world to unite for a common purpose, against a common threat which affects us all."

Carter Roberts, President and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund that sponsors Earth Hour, an event on March 28 when nearly 4,000 cities and towns in 88 countries dimmed nonessential lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. to highlight the threat of climate change

"We emphasis our solidarity with Sudan and our dismissal and rejection of the decision handed down by the International Criminal Court."

Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, while releasing the communiqué of the Doha summit on March 30, saying that Arab leaders attending the summit reached an agreement on rejecting the arrest warrant of the International Criminal Court for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for his alleged war crimes in Darfur