"We are ready to further expand imports from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, and encourage Chinese enterprises to invest there. We will offer SADC countries all the help we can to enhance their capability for independent development."

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, addressing the opening ceremony of the China-SADC Business Forum in Beijing on June 4

"Heavy metal pollution is a serious threat to health and social stability. Severe measures will be imposed on industries where heavy metals are frequently used, in order to prevent pollution from heavy metals."

Li Ganjie, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection of China, at a press conference on June 3, disclosing the State Council has approved a plan for treatment and reduction of heavy metal pollution in the next five years

"Over the past decade, China's foreign direct investment reached $653.14 billion at an annual growth rate of 9.5 percent."

Yao Jingyuan, chief economist with the National Bureau of Statistics of China, at the Fourth China Opening-up Forum in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, on June 4

"The response from Asian countries is very, very positive. There is unanimous endorsement of his bid for reelection. Countries believe he has demonstrated strong leadership and he has a vision and also is a person who really cares about development, cares about gender issues and also has an agenda for the next five years."

Li Baodong, Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on June 6 saying China supports UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's bid for a second five-year term as UN chief

"We believe that they are moving toward a ground operation. Deliberately or not, it will be lamentable."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Odessa, Ukraine, on June 4 on NATO's action in Libya

"We don't want to rush to the exits."

U.S. Secretary for Defense Robert Gates, at a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 4, saying the United States is committed to continuing to support Afghan national security forces when U.S.- and NATO-led forces begin withdrawal from the country in July