China

President of the People's Republic of China

26 Apr 2024 3 2

Xie Tao

Inserted 4 days ago

“China knows that it likely has little room to sway the United States on trade. The Chinese government seems to be putting its focus on people-to-people exchanges. The Chinese government is really investing a lot of energy in shaping the future generation of Americans' view of China.”

Dean of the School of International Relations and Diplomacy at Beijing Foreign Studies University

26 Apr 2024 4 2

Yi Wang

Inserted 4 days ago

“The United States has adopted an endless stream of measures to suppress China's economy, trade, science and technology. This is not fair competition but containment, and is not removing risks but creating risks.”

State Councillor and China's foreign minister

26 Apr 2024 3 5

Chen Jining

Inserted 4 days ago

“Whether China and the U.S. choose cooperation or confrontation, it affects the well-being of both peoples, of both nations, and also the future of humanity.”

Communist Party chief in Shanghai

25 Apr 2024 5 3

Yi Wang

Inserted 5 days ago

“No conflict or war ends on the battlefield, but rather at the negotiating table. China supports the convening at an appropriate time of an international peace conference that is acceptable to the Russian and Ukrainian sides with the participation of all parties equally. There, peace plans can be discussed, fairly, to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible. We must always insist on an objective and just position, there is no magic wand to solve the crisis. All parties should start with themselves.”

State Councillor and China's foreign minister

25 Apr 2024 8 1

Wang Wenbin

Inserted 1 week ago

“The United States has unveiled a large-scale aid bill for Ukraine while also making groundless accusations against normal trade between China and Russia. This kind of approach is extremely hypocritical and utterly irresponsible, and China is firmly opposed to it.”

Aje

Spokesperson of China and deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department of China

23 Apr 2024 3 4

Xie Feng

Inserted 1 week ago

“China does not gamble on the United States to lose, interfere in its internal affairs, or interfere in the U.S. election, and is willing to be a partner and friend with the United States. If the United States continues to interfere in China's internal affairs and harm China's interests on issues related to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet, and the South China Sea, how can we maintain the bottom line of bilateral relations no matter how many 'guardrails' are set up?”

China's ambassador to the United States

21 Apr 2024 6 2

Xi Jinping

Inserted 1 week ago

“First, we should prioritize the upholding of peace and stability and refrain from seeking selfish gains. Second, we should cool down the situation and not add fuel to the fire. Third, we need to create conditions for the restoration of peace and refrain from further exacerbating tensions. Fourth, we should reduce the negative impact on the world economy and refrain from undermining the stability of global industrial and supply chains.”

President of the People's Republic of China

16 Apr 2024 7 1

Xi Jinping

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“President Putin and I have agreed to continue to maintain close exchanges to ensure the smooth and steady development of China-Russia relations. The two sides should take the opportunity of celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties and the China-Russia Years of Culture to fully implement the important consensus reached by President Putin and me. China supports the Russian people in following a development path that suits their national conditions, and supports Russia in combating terrorism and maintaining social security and stability. China always attaches great importance to the development of China-Russia relations, and stands ready to strengthen bilateral communication with Russia and enhance multilateral strategic coordination in BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The two countries will show more responsibility, unite countries in the Global South in the spirit of equality, openness, transparency and inclusiveness, promote the reform of the global governance system, and vigorously lead the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.”

English

President of the People's Republic of China

09 Apr 2024 4 3

Cui Heng

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“Some Western countries have always blamed China for its 'pro-Russia' stance, but actually we are just asking for a mechanism that can be accepted by all parties and can treat everyone equally. China's stance is based on the desire to stop the bloodshed, but the US' stance is to use the [Russia-Ukraine] conflict to weaken Russia as much as possible. The development of the crisis to some extent depends on the US presidential election later this year. If Donald Trump is elected, there will be a chance to break the deadlock, but if Joe Biden gets reelected, we might also see some changes, as Washington and its allies might not be able to afford the war anymore.”

Scholar from the Shanghai-based China National Institute for SCO International Exchange and Judicial Cooperation

09 Apr 2024 9 1

Li Haidong

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“China and Russia will not target any third party, but if hegemonic forces threaten China and Russia, or threaten world peace, China and Russia will stand together and fight to protect their own interests and safeguard world peace together.”

Professor at the China Foreign Affairs University

09 Apr 2024 2 2

Yi Wang

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“China and Russia should always stay on the right course on major matters of principle. As permanent members of the UN Security Council and major emerging countries, China and Russia actively respond to the common aspirations and legitimate concerns of the people of all countries, advocate a new path of state-to-state relations featuring dialogue and partnership rather than confrontation and alliance, and actively promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.”

State Councillor and China's foreign minister

09 Apr 2024 2 2

Li Qiang

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“U.S. should refrain from turning economic and trade issues into political or security issues and view the issue of production capacity from a market-oriented and global perspective. The development of China's clean energy sector, where overcapacity concerns are felt most acutely, will support the global energy transition.”

Chinese Premier

07 Apr 2024 4 2

Xi Jinping

Inserted 1 month ago

“China is building a first-class business environment that is market oriented. In traditional areas like trade and new ones such as climate change and artificial intelligence, China and the United States should become boosters for each other's development, not obstructions on each other.”

President of the People's Republic of China

27 Mar 2024 5 2

Wang Wenbin

Inserted 1 month ago

“In recent years, though the United States has never found any evidence of TikTok posing a threat to U.S. national security, it has never stopped going after TikTok.”

Spokesperson of China and deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department of China

13 Mar 2024 2 2

Nadège Rolland

Inserted 1 month ago

“They see technology as the solution to every problem they're facing - economic, environmental, demographic, social. If they cannot make sufficient advances in this domain, it's going to be very difficult for them.”

Researcher at the National Bureau of Asian Research who studies China's strategic thinking

10 Mar 2024 1 2

Yi Wang

Inserted 2 months ago

“We cannot allow this humanitarian disaster to continue. An international peace conference [must be held] as soon as possible to revive the two-state solution.”

Aje

State Councillor and China's foreign minister

17 Feb 2024 5 2

Wang Yaqiu

Inserted 2 months ago

“Taiwanese elections are a far more sensitive topic for Beijing than elections in other democracies as the democratic example being set by Taipei can be a more direct source of inspiration for people in mainland China. When you see that people from your own in-group have democracy and can elect their leaders, it can cause particular frustration with your own non-elected leaders. That makes Taiwanese elections a threat to the CPC [Communist Party of China].”

Research Director for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan at Freedom House

10 Feb 2024 4 3

Chen Binhua

Inserted 3 months ago

“Our stance on resolving the Taiwan question and realizing national reunification remains consistent, and our determination is as firm as rock. We will adhere to the 1992 Consensus that embodies the one-China principle and firmly oppose the separatist activities aimed at 'Taiwan independence' as well as foreign interference.”

Spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office

13 Jan 2024 3 5

China's Taiwan Affairs Office

Inserted 3 months ago

“I sincerely hope the majority of Taiwan compatriots recognise the extreme harm of the DPP's 'Taiwan independence' line and the extreme danger of Lai Ching-te's triggering of cross-Strait confrontation and conflict, and to make the right choice at the crossroads of cross-Strait relations. If elected, Lai would further promote separatist activities towards the evil path of independence.”

Statement by the China's Taiwan Affairs Office

10 Jan 2024 5 3

Yi Wang

Inserted 3 months ago

“In the face of cooperation and confrontation, we firmly choose cooperation; in the face of unity and division, we firmly choose unity; in the face of openness and closure, we firmly choose openness; in the face of peace and war, we firmly choose peace; in the face of multilateralism and unilateralism, we firmly choose multilateralism; in the face of justice and power, we firmly choose justice.”

State Councillor and China's foreign minister

09 Jan 2024 4 1

Xi Jinping

Inserted 3 months ago

“The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability. Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose and share in the glory of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.”

Taipeitimes

President of the People's Republic of China

31 Dec 2023 5 3

Qian Wu

Inserted 4 months ago

“The Democratic Progressive Party [DPP] authorities are deliberately hyping up the so-called 'military threat from the mainland' and exaggerating tensions. This is entirely to seek electoral gain.”

China’s defence ministry spokesman

28 Dec 2023 3 2

Xi Jinping

Inserted 5 months ago

“China regards Europe as a comprehensive strategic partner and an important pole in a multipolar world. It is hoped that Germany will push the EU to uphold the principles of marketisation and fairness, and work with China to safeguard fair market competition and free trade.”

President of the People's Republic of China

03 Nov 2023 3 2

Yi Wang

Inserted 6 months ago

“The road to the San Francisco summit will not be a smooth one.”

State Councillor and China's foreign minister

29 Oct 2023 4 2

Xi Jinping

Inserted 7 months ago

“In the face of an unstable and uncertain international environment, China is willing to continue to work with Syria in the interests of friendly cooperation and safeguarding international fairness and justice. China supports Syria's opposition to foreign interference, unilateral bullying … and will support Syria's reconstruction. China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Syria through the Belt and Road Initiative … to make positive contributions to regional and world peace and development.”

President of the People's Republic of China

22 Sep 2023 2 4

Xu Sitao

Inserted 8 months ago

“Cutting interest rates is necessary. It is about stabilizing the property sector and offering calibrated relief to companies and local governments that are experiencing financing woes.”

Chief economist in the Beijing office of Deloitte

22 Aug 2023 1 2

Zhu Ning

Inserted 8 months ago

“The traditional way of stimulating the economy, through a credit boom and leveraging, has reached an end.”

Deputy dean of the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance

22 Aug 2023 2 1

George Magnus

Inserted 8 months ago

“What China should do is back off its obsession with state and party-led industrial policy, redistribute income and wealth to households and the private sector, implement tax and social security reforms, and allow the prices of capital, land and labour to be determined in the market. But I'm not holding my breath.”

Research associate at Oxford University’s China Centre

21 Aug 2023 0 2

Christopher Beddor

Inserted 8 months ago

“The way that [Japan and China] are similar is that there's an open question about whether they have been overinvesting, and piling up a lot of debt. That means that eventually, they need to pay down the debt, and that is going to mean lower growth.”

Deputy China research director at Gavekal Dragonomics

21 Aug 2023 4 2

Joe Biden

Inserted 8 months ago

“That's not good because when bad folks have problems, they do bad things. China is a ticking time bomb. China was growing at 8 percent a year to maintain growth. Now, close to 2 percent a year.”

President of the United States

10 Aug 2023 3 3

Collin Koh

Inserted 8 months ago

“There's probably no question about whether China has the means to up the ante here, but more about its willingness over those political risks.”

Security fellow at Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

08 Aug 2023 1 3

Fu Linghui

Inserted 9 months ago

“By quarter, the GDP grew by 4.5 percent year on year in the first quarter and 6.3 percent in the second quarter. Market demand gradually recovered, production supply continued to increase, employment and price were generally stable, and residents' income grew steadily.”

Spokesman of the China National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

17 Jul 2023 1 2

Global Times

Inserted 9 months ago

“Washington and its allies have sought to suppress China's tech sector with no regard for the potential damage the technological iron curtain may cause to global supply and industrial chains. But now the question is how long Washington can ignore the warning over the consequences when China starts taking legitimate and reasonable measures to safeguard its national security and interests. Compared with the US pressuring allies to cooperate on chip bans against China, China's move this time may be more of a warning, showing that China will not be passively squeezed out of the global semiconductor supply chain.”

Editorial

05 Jul 2023 5 5

Derek Grossman

Inserted 10 months ago

“It seems to me that Beijing has instructed its forces to respond more assertively against what it believes are encroaching U.S. and allied forces. By doing so, China is only increasing the chances for miscalculation - namely ships or aircraft accidentally colliding - that could then spiral into armed conflict.”

Senior defence analyst at the RAND Corporation, a U.S. think tank

05 Jun 2023 2 2

Mao Ning

Inserted 10 months ago

“The United States' long-term and frequent sending of ships and planes to conduct close surveillance on China seriously harms China's national sovereignty and security. This kind of provocative, dangerous activity is the cause of the security issues on the seas. China will continue to take all necessary steps to resolutely protect its own sovereignty and security.”

Spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry

31 May 2023 1 2

Albert Park

Inserted 11 months ago

“We've been supporting exactly this type of integration between China and Central Asia. Under that framework, we're trying to reduce trade barriers among the countries, harmonise trading standards to promote better integration, and just more forums where government officials can talk and try to develop standards to promote more trade.”

Asian Development Bank Chief Economist

18 May 2023 1 2

Lu Shaye

Inserted 1 year ago

“These ex-USSR countries don't have actual status in international law because there is no international agreement to materialise their sovereign status.”

China's ambassador to France

23 Apr 2023 (approx) 3 2

Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy

Inserted 1 year ago

“The primary issue that Macron and von der Leyen will probably want to push on is to help get some support from China in dealing with Russia and to help advance on that front. Realistically, I don't think we can expect much, but I think clearly everyone agrees that that's the priority.”

Associate research fellow at Sweden’s Institute for Security and Development Policy

05 Apr 2023 (approx) 4 2

Nick Marro

Inserted 1 year ago

“It's clear that the top leadership really wants to convince the world that China is back, and that China is open. Li Qiang faces an uphill battle with that messaging, however, given weak recent economic indicators, declining foreign investor optimism, concerns around China's future domestic policy direction and growing geopolitical concerns regarding China's relationship with Russia, or its designs over Taiwan. The rhetoric doesn't match the reality, at least not yet - and that's going to keep many people anxious. The focus on stability is reassuring, after several years of disruption, but I think a lot of investors are looking for more than that. They're looking for growth and opportunity, not more of the same cautious status quo.”