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“Chinese residing in Australia have also contributed much to China’s reform and opening-up efforts and modernization drive as they are actively engaged in investment in China and supporting Chinese construction and development.”

Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, during a luncheon held by Chinese communities in Sydney, Australia, on April 10

“The United States should reflect more on its own human rights issues rather than acting as a ‘preacher of human rights’ and stop interfering in other country’s internal affairs by issuing its human rights report.”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, commenting after the U.S. State Department released its annual report on China’s human rights status

“The pace of Chinese currency’s appreciation depends on the country’s inflation situation, which will inevitably influence the government’s decision.”

World Bank chief economist Justin Lin, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on April 8

“Japanese tourism is facing an unprecedented crisis, but the smile of Chinese tourists will encourage the Japanese people.”

Hiroshi Mizohata, Commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency, emphasizing China is important for Japan to recover its tourism industry at a press conference in Beijing on April 10

“In 2010, the combined contribution of the emerging economies and other developing countries to the global economic growth was close to 60 percent, and their contribution has outnumbered the developed countries.”

Hong Pingfan, chief for Global Economic Monitoring of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in a recent interview with Xinhua News Agency