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"China strives to take good care of its own people and maintain sound economic growth, and is working hard to keep itself from being a burden on the international community. "
Zeng Peiyan, Vice Chairman of Board of Directors of the Boao Forum for Asia and a former Chinese vice premier, saying that China is still not capable of "saving" the world, all by itself, from the ongoing financial crisis during a speech at the forum's 2009 annual session
"The advancement and growth of the PLA (People's Liberation Army) Navy are consistent with China's economic advancement and its role in a globalized world."
Admiral Gary Roughead, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations who was in China to attend Chinese navy's 60th anniversary celebrations, speaking to reporters in Beijing on April 20
"The world didn't prepare for globalization...There weren't any measures or policies, or international supervision installed."
Liu Mingkang, Chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, attributing the lack of a firewall between banks and capital markets a major causes of the global financial crisis
"Having just one day for the environment suggests that for the other 364 days, the environment takes the back seat to economic growth."
Michael Shellenberger, environmental consultant and Co-Director of the Breakthrough Institute, an Oakland-based think tank, before Earth Day (April 22)
"Bitter budget battles in recent years have taken us further from what we need: an effective and empowered instrument of service capable of meeting the dominant global challenges of the 21st century."
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, calling for strengthening the UN as part of international community's efforts to address common challenges in a speech at Princeton University in New Jersey on April 18 | 
