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"Going forward, we will work closely with Warburg Pincus to improve our operating efficiency and enhance GOME's overall competitive position in the market place."

Wong Kwong-yu, chairman and controlling shareholder of GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Limited (GOME), on the investment of Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity investment fund, on February 2.

 "We must earnestly carry out various anti-terror measures and keep an eye on and crack down on terrorist crimes so as to make new and greater contributions to safeguarding national security, social stability and the people's lives and property, as well as world peace and security."

Chinese President Hu Jintao, who called for enhanced anti-terrorism efforts to maintain national security and social stability during a meeting at the National Anti-Terrorist Command Center in Beijing on January 23.

"We firmly believe, with our culture of innovation, Google can make meaningful and positive contributions to the already impressive pace of development in China."

Andrew McLaughlin, Google's senior policy counsel, on Google’s announcement that it was officially launching its services in China on January 25.

"We hope the civil aviation associations on both sides can open talks as soon as possible to establish cross-Straits charters for major festivals or even make them regularly throughout the year."

Li Bingcai, vice-minister of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Spring Festival chartered flights between Taiwan and the mainland between January 20 and February 13.  

"China cannot achieve development in isolation, and the world needs China for development."

Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan, who called for more economic cooperation between China and the rest of the world for mutual benefit during a special address at the opening session of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 25.

"Our foreign exchange policy is already in a good position. (The yuan) can float in a band."

Zhou Xiaochuan，governor of the People's Bank of China, the country’s central bank, speaking during a session of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 26.

"As a global sports event and an all-round social and cultural activity, the Olympic Games needs a stable and sufficient power supply, while SG is one of the largest enterprises with rich experience and solid strength in the field."

Wang Wei, executive vice-president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), on the State Grid Corporation of China (SG) being signed as the official energy utility service partner of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, on January 27.

"We are still facing the demanding task of regulating land supply in 2006 to keep land and real estate prices stable."

Yuan Xiaosu, vice-minister of land and resources, who urged local governments to stop selling land to investors at low prices to better protect the country's limited land resources, on February 6.