PEOPLE/POINTS

PEOPLE/POINTS

“China called on the U.S. Government,Congress and various communities to fi rm ly oppose the w rong doing of pressuring the yuan exchange rate by way of domestic legislation, to resist protectionism, and to resist the politicization of econom ic and trade issues to safeguard the healthy development of China-U.S.econom ic and trade relations.”

Chinese Foreign M inistry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu, in Beijing on October 12, responding to the U.S. Senate’s passing of the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act on October 11

“To break the vicious cycle of uncertainty over sovereign debt sustainability and over grow th prospects, we need com prehensive solutions now.”

European Comm ission President Jose Manuel Barroso,calling for comprehensive solutions to the euro crisis in Brussels on October 12

“The China-Viet Nam agreement is a positive step in the process of negotiating maritime issues...it w ill provide im portant guidelines for the two countries to resolve maritime issues.”

Chinese Foreign M inistry spokesman Liu W eim in,speaking at a daily press briefing on October 12 after China signed a six-point agreement w ith Viet Nam on basic principles guiding the settlement of existing maritime issues between the two countries

“A ll three countries should unearth the truth regarding the incident as quick ly as possible and provide China w ith timely reports during the investigation.”

Chinese Vice Foreign M inister Song Tao, during a talk w ith envoys from Thailand, Laos and M yanmar on October 13, urging the three nations to intensify their investigation of recent attacks on Chinese ships on the Mekong River that killed 13 Chinese

“The government w ill provide support to help com panies that are trapped in the financial crunch but have the ability to survive these difficulties.”

Chen Derong, Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province, on the Chinese Government’s financial and fiscal support to the country’s small businesses that are suffering from the debt crisis