"All the parties concerned should seize these opportunities, maintain the momentum of dialogue, boost mutual trust and improve relations with each other's concerns in mind."

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, at a forum in Beijing on September 19 to mark the sixth anniversary of a joint statement reached in 2005 during the fourth round of the six-party talks on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula

"It's necessary to urge the U.S. to promptly discard the special safeguarding measures on Chinese tires and ensure a fair, competitive environment for Chinese enterprises."

Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman Shen Danyang, at a press conference in Beijing on September 20

"We are willing to work together with the new Japanese cabinet as well as persons from all fields in Japan to enhance dialogue, exchange and cooperation and to further advance strategic and mutually beneficial China-Japan relations in a healthy and steady way based on the principles of the four political documents between the two countries."

Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, at a meeting with Takeshi Noda, visiting Chairman of the Japan-China Society, in Beijing on September 20

"We have to be realistic and we are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing Israel. We want to isolate Israel's policy and de-legalize the occupation."

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas, in a televised speech to the Palestinians on September 19, explaining the reasons for Palestine's campaign to seek full UN membership for a Palestinian state

"The United Nations is committed to continuing to deepen and strengthen our partnership as we tackle the many global challenges ahead."

Renata Lok-Dessallien, UN Resident Coordinator and UN Development Program Resident Representative in China, at the Seminar in Memory of the 40th Anniversary of the Resumption of Lawful Rights of China in the UN held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, during September 19-21