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People's democracy is the lifeblood of socialism.
 -Chinese President Hu Jintao said in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China Monday, Oct 15, 2007, Xinhua News Agency reported.
We still hope the Taiwan authority can take into account the true expectations of the people that the Olympic torch can be carried across the Taiwan Straits and stop creating barriers driven by politics.
 -Li Weiyi, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a regular press conference Wednesday, Xinhua reported.
I am a big consumer of Chinese-made products.
 -Nancy Nord, acting chairwoman of US Consumer Product Safety Commission, said that it would be foolish to turn a safety issue into a trade issue at a conference Wednesday, China Daily reported on August 30, 2007.
Financial resources are limited, and many students are waiting to share them, so there is no room for ungrateful citizens who might have no will to repay society.
 -Li Chengpeng, a media commentator, was quoted by the China Daily on the report that five university students were stripped of their financial aid for a lack of gratitude toward their benefactors.
I don't think we have ever seen preparations on this scale.
 -International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge praised the preparations for Beijing 2008 as "truly impressive in every regard" during his visit this week in Beijing, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
We will absolutely not allow Taiwan to secede from China under any pretext or in any manner.
 -China's Defense Minister Gen. Cao Gangchuan said at a grand reception marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, China Daily reported Wednesday.
Food safety and product quality concerns people's health, an producer's credibility and a country's image. Full attention must be paid on the issue.
 -Premier Wen Jiabao told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, China Daily reported on July 26, 2007.
Housing prices will definitely rise.
 -An article on Guangzhou Daily forecast on the outcome of the newly-imposed land appreciation tax on the trade of properties that are owned less than five years from previous purchase in Shanghai, China Daily reported Friday.
As a developing country, China's food and drug supervision work began late with weak foundations. Therefore, the situation is not very satisfactory.
 -State Food and Drug Administration spokesperson Yan Jiangying admitted the prevailing problems in China's food and drug safety, China Daily reported Wednesday.
I'm sincerely happy about Hong Kong's achievements since the return to the motherland 10 years ago, and I'm even more confident about Hong Kong's future.
 -Chinese President Hu Jintao said during his trip to Hong Kong to attend celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the swearing-in ceremony of the third term
I'm very confident in Hong Kong's promising future under the principle of "one country, two systems" created by Deng Xiaoping ... and my belief in Hong Kong's future will never change.
 -Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong tycoon and Asia's richest person, said prior to the 10th anniversary of HK's return to Chinese rule, Xinhua reported on June 21, 2007.
It is like tearing up an invaluable painting and replacing it with a cheap print.
 -Tong Mingkang, deputy director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, lashed out at some local governments for their "reckless decision" to dismantle valuable, though in poor repair, historical sites and erecting fake ones at the site, China Daily reported Monday.
Controlling smoking among males is 100 times more difficult than the AIDS prevention work I was involved with six years ago.
 -Jing Jun, a sociology professor at Tsinghua University, said, who is also a heavy smoker.
We agree that strengthening and developing our trade relations will create jobs and give our citizens a wider variety of choice and lower prices on goods.
 -US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said during a press briefing following the two-day Sino-US economic dialogue, China Daily reported Thursday.
Some cities have gone to the extreme of pledging that, in three to five years, they will become a city without street vendors. That could be a huge achievement -- an achievement to make their cities less human.
 -Chen Weihua wrote in his article published in Wednesday's China Daily.
In a country with a deeply rooted tradition of filial piety, we should have our own occasion for people to express love for mothers according to Chinese customs.
 -Li Hanqiu, founder of the Chinese Mother Festival Promotion Society, Li Hanqiu, founder of the Chinese Mother Festival Promotion Society, called for the traditional Western gift of carnations to be ch
By traveling along the "Silk Road," a symbol of ancient trade links between China and the rest of the world, crossing the five continents and going to new places, the Beijing 2008 Torch Relay will ... be a "journey of harmony," bringing friendship and respect to people of different nationalities, races and creeds.
 -The International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said.
It was born out of intense social contradictions that denied many common people from having a home.
 -A senior estate analyst said on condition of anonymity on the burgeoning phenomenon of collective home building by potential home buyers, China Daily reported Monday.
It was born out of intense social contradictions that denied many common people from having a home.
 -A senior estate analyst said on anonymity on the burgeoning phenomenon of collective home building by potential home buyers, China Daily reported Monday.
The impact of human activities on the Yangtze water ecology is irreversible.
 -Yang Guishan, a chief editor of the Yangtze River Conservation and Development Report 2007 said. According to the report, about one tenth of the 6,211 km main stream is in critical condition.
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