"While we are satisfying our needs for development, we should also take the development of future generations into consideration."

Chinese President Hu Jintao, saying China should implement a land-saving strategy and continue to implement strict regulations for the protection of arable land at a land management workshop in Beijing on August 23

"The so-called aircraft carrier is just a purchased hull China has been refitting for research and training purposes. The vessel is far, far from being a full-fledged aircraft carrier and China is well behind other countries in the field."

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying, in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel in Beijing on August 17

"(We) hope the Libyan situation will stabilize at an early date so people there can live a normal life. China is ready to cooperate with the international community to play a proactive role in the reconstruction of Libya in the future."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu, responding to a question on the civil war in Libya at a press conference in Beijing on August 22

"China aims to build a safe and reliable network infrastructure based on the development of various technology, including broadband and IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6). Efforts will also go to developing the next generation Internet, the Internet of Things and cloud computing."

Miao Wei, Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology, at the 2011 China Internet Conference in Beijing on August 23-25

"The government is adopting various measures to increase financing to small and medium enterprises, which is the right decision, but the market shouldn't misread it as loosening overall liquidity."

Xia Bin, a member of the monetary policy committee of the People's Bank of China, or the central bank, at a forum on August 23, noting the direction of macro-economic control in China will not change