PEOPLE/POINTS

PEOPLE/POINTS

“The BRICS countries are not only committed to their own development, but also to the development of all developing countries and the whole world.”

Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, in a meeting with experts and scholars of think tanks from Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa in Beijing, on March 25

“The region’s GDP reached 50.8 billion yuan ($7.75 billion) in 2010, with an annual growth rate of 12.4 percent. The per capita net income of both farmers and herdsmen hit 4,319 yuan ($654.4), double that of 2005.”

Padma Choling, Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Government, delivering a televised speech on March 27, ahead of the Serfs Emancipation Day, which is March 28

“The relevant Security Council resolution is aimed at humanitarian protection, rather than creating greater civilian casualties and a bigger humanitarian catastrophe.”

Li Baodong, Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, at consultations of the UN Security Council on Libya on March 24

“The recent earthquake in Japan may hurt China’s imports from the nation over a short period, but Sino-Japanese trade will not suffer long-term consequences.”

Yao Jian, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce of China, in Beijing on March 23

“It is also a timely opportunity for the two governments to show to the world the two nations can play together as well as sit and deliberate together on issues of national importance.”

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, at a meeting of the federal cabinet in Islamabad on March 28 before his visit to India to watch the World Cup cricket semi-final between the two archrivals