"China is accelerating its economic transformation, promoting innovation and opening up—to ensure long-term economic growth, stable, balanced and relatively rapid social and economic development."

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, promising stable economic growth at a meeting with Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank, in Beijing on February 27

"The core of the South China Sea issue is the differences in opinions regarding territorial sovereignty of islands and reefs in the sea, and the demarcation of part of the sea area. It is necessary to point out that there is no country, including China, claiming sovereignty over the whole South China Sea, as some people made irresponsible remarks in this regard on many occasions."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, at a routine press briefing in Beijing on February 29 in response to a question concerning a U.S. commander's remarks on China's position on the South China Sea

"Taiwan authorities should take into consideration the calls from press institutions both on the Chinese mainland and in Taiwan, and eliminate obstacles for them to establish permanent press offices across the Straits as soon as possible."

Fan Liqing, spokesperson of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, urging Taiwan to allow the establishment of permanent press offices across the Straits, at a routine press conference in Beijing on February 29

"We know that some are preparing to use schemes to confirm election fraud. They will stuff ballots themselves, monitor this themselves and then present this accusation themselves. We see it and know already."

Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, urging the opposition to behave themselves in elections on February 29