"China's opening-up policy will remain unchanged, and we will further strengthen, rather than weaken, our policies for attracting foreign investment, advanced technologies, as well as management experience."

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, during a meeting with 70 foreign delegates attending the 12th China Development Forum in Beijing on March 21

"Faced with complicated international and domestic conditions, China has put priority on maintaining the general level of consumer prices stable, part of its macroeconomic adjustment."

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, addressing the opening ceremony of the 12th China Development Forum on March 20 in Beijing

"China's efforts to transform its economic development model and expand domestic demand don't exclude foreign-invested enterprises, rather, we need them to play a more active role."

Chen Deming, Chinese Minister of Commerce, during a press conference in Beijing on March 20

"All enterprises running businesses in China and all products that meet certain requirements are qualified to get the subsidies."

Miao Wei, Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology, stressing that China strictly abides by WTO rules in granting price subsidies, at a press conference on March 20 in Beijing

"The major challenge of China's employment market at present still lies in the oversupply of laborers."

Yin Weimin, Chinese Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, at the 12th China Development Forum on March 20 in Beijing

"The security transition process to Afghan forces begins on the first day of the Afghan New Year, on March 21."

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, on transferring security from NATO to Afghan forces