“It’s completely paranoid for some Americans that see all Chinese students in the US as spies and think of all Chinese universities in the US as trying to infiltrate [communism into the US].”
Hua Chunying, spokeswoman of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a press conference after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized education cooperation between China and the US
“The Covid-19 pandemic is definitely not the only or last crisis for humanity. It is merely a new challenge in our long human history.”
Shi Yigong, president of Westlake University, a non-profit private Chinese university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, which focuses on advanced technologies and studies, at the opening ceremony for the new semester
“We could make our business bigger and grander, but how can we deal with the bad debts [from willful expansion]? My work is not limited to my five-year tenure. I have to consider the future.”
Jin Liqun, president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, opposing vanity expansions of businesses in an interview with financial portal Caixin
“A regional leader shouldn’t tell our fellow citizens how many days they could last [in a potential war], but how they can prevent war.”
Ma Ying-jeou, former leader of Taiwan, delivering a speech on security across the Straits on August 10
“We’re progressing if we keep looking for the differences when we go abroad, but we’re taking steps back if we merely focus on our feelings about it.”
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, during a recent episode of discussion program Theory of Relativity on China Central Television (CCTV)
“We believe the border row between China and India will surely be resolved through talks.”
General Manoj Mukund Naravane, the Indian Army’s Chief of Army Staff, at a press conference during his visit to Leh in Ladakh on August 4
“Some American politicians always mention the ‘China threat.’ Yet, China clearly states in both the Constitution of the Communist Party of China and the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China that China insists on peaceful development and opposes hegemonism. In comparison, the US has never announced such a policy.”
Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responding to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s claim that the Communist Party of China is threatening the world during his recent visit to Israel
“China and the UK also face a series of issues, including Hong Kong and Xinjiang [Uygur Autonomous Region], but we have opportunities to discuss these issues with the Chinese government.”
Barbara Woodward, British ambassador to China, at her last press conference before she left her post at the end of August
“People from all walks of life in China and the United States should stay guarded against vicious attempts to push the bilateral relationship to confrontation and conflict. We should firmly resist any resurgence of McCarthyism, and expand two-way exchanges and cooperation, so as to get the China-US relationship back to the right track as soon as possible.”
Cui Tiankai, Chinese ambassador to the US, talking with American academics in a webinar hosted by the Brookings Institution on August 13
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