Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Boucher

At this point, there's nothing set ... The Chinese are working this one, and when they have something to tell us, I'm sure they will.

At the top level the two have become frank and pragmatic in discussing the major issues between them. But China is also trying to expand its influence in the world at the expense of the U.S., which is not something we are going to give them a pass on.

Discrimination is forcing many people to live as outcasts, and the Chinese government tolerates it instead of combating it,

Lawrence Lessig

Distinguished Chinese works can also be more easily accessed by the world.

Chiang Kai-shek

Contempt for China on the part of the enemy is his weak point. Knowledge of this weak point is our strong point.

Corning is fully committed to the LCD industry in China and to growing with our customers in this important region of the world market.

Wen Jiabao

cut off Taiwan from the sacred territory of the Chinese motherland.

The whole China effect is fading. We are moving back to trading in familiar ranges and the market is realizing it was not a big move.

George H. W. Bush

The United States must help Taiwan defend itself, ... The Chinese can figure out what that means, but that's going to mean a resolute stand on my part.

The United States leads the world in the service and high-tech sectors, while China produces high-quality daily consumer goods with low labor cost.

This does not solve the problem; it only pushes the danger from China further off.

This demonstrates the ordinary Chinese person's concern and involvement in economic globalization.

This Chinese New Year...we have had record 'sell out' crowds.

This fiscal year should be fine, but the question will be how they do in the next fiscal year. Their share prices are low but the China (supply glut) issue is a big concern.

They should figure a strategy to make life more difficult for producers... It might mean China wouldn't have to spend so much.

They spoke Chinese... He was very impressed that the parents were keeping Chinese customs and culture alive.

They should understand that China is doing its best. China's economic restructuring needs a process.

They've come a long way since then. There is a greater understanding in China about Congress's role.

They took one on the chin too, so they're going to be as hungry as we are.

They took it on the chin for us. That could have been us.

They think I'm this little delicate China horse that can't work.

They still need us, because China can't produce a trumpet that's any good.

They seem to be managing demand out of China better these days. With steel, (China has) gone from importing to exporting.

Rebecca MacKinnon

A lot of Chinese don't understand why people in the West are critical of China.

Americans want to see it before it gets to be the dominating Westernized country. You look at Shanghai they want it to be like Paris. There's so much being said about the Chinese culture and the influence it's going to have on the world. It's very much of interest to Americans.

Americans like to look at the Internet as a frontier. Chinese prefer to look at it as a fenced field. Where it is productive, you may roam; where there is danger, you may not.

They ought to understand China is making the greatest effort.

Aiding the needy has always been a traditional Chinese virtue.

You want a two-stroke lead going into 18. If you get it into the wind, you'd better snap on the chin strap. It's going to be pretty darn tough.

This is a real shame. When a search engine collaborates with the government like this, it makes it much easier for the Chinese government to control what is being said on the Internet.

Jiang Zemin

This is an important symbol of the Chinese government's recovery of sovereignty over Hong Kong. The mission is sacred, the responsibility is great,

This is going to take a lot of teacher training. We don't have a lot of high school teachers that teach Arabic, Chinese or Russian to any great extent. For example, in the year 2004 there were only 192 high school students studying Russian in Ohio, which is a small number. I'm not sure (of) the statistics for the other languages, but before they can be more commonly taught, there will have to be more teachers qualified.

They have a strong presence in Asia, specifically China and Australia. China and India are driving a lot of commodity demand.