“We have an array of indexes to measure whether we will put an end to the pandemic, and the case fatality rate for at-risk populations like the elderly and chronically ill will always be a very critical one.”
Zhang Wenhong, director of China’s Center for Infectious Diseases, at the annual Boao Forum For Asia held in Hainan Province from April 20 to 22
“Strategically speaking, promoting win-win agricultural cooperation will not only improve the variety of food supply for the Chinese people and increase the income of American farmers, but also make [the] global food supply more stable and certain, and contribute to [the] global fight against climate change.”
Qin Gang, Chinese ambassador to the US, at the 2022 China-US High-level Agricultural Dialogue held in Des Moines, Iowa on April 22
“Hope always emerges in times of despair, even desperation, calling us to rally and forge ahead.”
Mo Yan, winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature, in an open letter to China’s youth on Youth Day (May 4) titled “Don’t Let the Wind Blow You Down”
“Terrorism is the common enemy of mankind. The blood of the Chinese citizens shall not be shed in vain. China firmly supports Pakistan’s counter-terrorism efforts. We will work with Pakistan to hunt down the perpetrators and make sure they are brought to justice and pay a heavy price.”
Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of China’s Foreign Ministry, at a press conference following a terrorist attack on a van from the Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi that killed three Chinese teachers and a Pakistani driver on April 26
“I am 18, right? I haven't even started college yet. I'm fresh out of high school. And people are trying to make me this geopolitical figure. I don’t have the power to change two countries... I’m just trying to do what I can and a lot of things are out of my control...”
Gu Ailing Eileen, freestyle skier and three-time medalist at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, at the ESPN W (Women + Sports) Summit held in New York on May 4
“China and Europe are the most stable powers in the world ... Facing a fast-changing situation unprecedented in the past century, cooperation between China and Europe is of great importance. If Europe is misled by the US and gets trapped into a so-called new Cold War narrative, the world will become even more dangerous.”
Wang Yiwei, director of the Center for EU Studies at the Renmin University of China in Beijing, in an interview with China News Service on April 29
“The pandemic’s influence on the economy is no less than in early 2020 when the Covid-19 virus first hit China... We should not underestimate the pressure of the economic slowdown or overestimate the efficiency of traditional loose stimulus policies.”
Lu Ting, chief economist at Nomura Securities, at the monthly China Macroeconomy Forum in April
“I would like to reiterate that the people of China and the US always have friendly feelings toward each other. The friendship between the two peoples has always been the endless source of strength and an important foundation forces, driven by ideological bias and selfish political interests, flagrantly provoked confrontation and division, disseminated political viruses, and poisoned the public opinion atmosphere in both countries.”
Zhao Lijian, spokesperson of China’s Foreign Ministry, responding to a Pew Research Center survey which showed that 80 percent of surveyed Americans have unfriendly views toward China, at a regular press conference on April 29
“Entrepreneurs have many concerns and anxieties and generally do not have much
confidence [in the future], which I think will be the greatest influence on China’s economic development, even more than US sanctions.”
Chinese economist Xiang Songzuo in an April interview for Z.H. Island, a networking platform for entrepreneurs
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