"Whoever threatens people's lives and property or engages in separatist activities must be resolutely dealt with in line with the law. We must severely punish and never tolerate those who are involved in terrorism, and never be soft on terrorists."

Meng Jianzhu, Minister of Public Security of China, speaking at a national anti-terrorism work conference in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on August 4

"The current round of inflation is approaching a turning point after rising 25 months, and price rises will likely ease for the rest of the year."

Zhou Wangjun, Deputy Director of the Pricing Department of China's National Development and Reform Commission, remarking after China's consumer price index escalated to a 37-month high of 6.5 percent year on year in July

"We'd better pay more attention to the real economy of the United States, especially its economic data, rather than overreacting to the downgrade itself."

Qu Hongbin, an economist with HSBC Holdings, commenting on Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. credit rating in an interview with Xinhua News Agency in Beijing on August 9

"Even well before the unveiling of the first aircraft carrier, China did not hide its intention to improve its navy, which is still quite weak in defense capability."

Senior Colonel Chen Zhou, a researcher with the Academy of Military Sciences of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, remarking on the first sea trial of China's refitted aircraft carrier platform in Dalian on August 10

"This continued violence is simply not acceptable, and it will be stopped. We will not put up with this in our country. We will not allow a culture of fear to exist on our streets."

British Prime Minister David Cameron, while chairing an emergency meeting about the recent riot in London on August 9

"When these two laws pass, I want to implement what I have said I plan to do."

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, signaling to resign when attending a parliamentary committee meeting in Tokyo on August 10