"What the U.S. side should do now is not to continue confusing public opinion or evading or covering up by all means its responsibility for the incident, nor should it continue its interference in China's internal affairs. Rather, it should draw a lesson from this incident seriously with a responsible attitude, truly reflect upon its policies and actions, take necessary measures to prevent similar incidents, and maintain the larger interests of China-U.S. relations with concrete actions."

Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin, on May 2, in response to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's public statement on Chen Guangcheng's entering and leaving the U.S. Embassy in China

"China has maintained that the international community should take an objective, impartial and balanced position on Sudan and South Sudan, avoid taking sides or imposing unbalanced pressure on the parties, and refrain from interfering in the mediation efforts of the African Union and other regional organizations and countries."

Chinese UN Ambassador Li Baodong, at a UN Security Council meeting where a resolution on Sudan and South Sudan was unanimously adopted on May 2

"My work in the government, all through these years, is really a difficult job, and it is a special test of strength for me and a special period of learning. The next government will be leaning on the people as well."

Russian Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin, at a government meeting on May 2