"Everything we do is to ensure that the people live a happier life with more dignity and to make our society fairer and more harmonious," Premierminister Wen Jiabao ifølge CRI

“China's leaders are worried about vast wealth disparities that have emerged between regions and a floating underclass of 230 million poor migrant workers increasingly seen as a risk to national stability.” The Australian

“The CPPCC (last year)...made important contributions to effectively responding to the impact of the global financial crisis, pushing forward the process of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and promoting the great cause of peaceful reunification of the motherland” Formand for den stående komité under Det Kinesiske Folks Politisk Rådgivende Konference (CPPCC) Jia Qinglin ifølge CRI

“As usual, China is preparing for the upcoming parliamentary meeting with a propaganda blitz about the session’s importance as a conduit for public opinion... But internal directives suggest that in recent years the party has been keeping tight control on the legislature in an effort to minimise embarrassment to the party leadership.” The Economist

“China will spare no effort to adopt proactive measures to fight the negative effects caused by global warming and achieve the country's ambitious goal of cutting carbon intensity per GDP unit by 40 to 45 percent by 2020, a voluntary target China pledged last November.” CRI

“China's hunger for coal remains insatiable, and throughout Asia, demand for coal is high and getting stronger.” New York Times

“There's never (been) a historic moment like this, when two Chinese pairs have stood on the top and second spots of the Olympic podium. The night at the Pacific Coliseum belonged to China.” CRI

“But as with the summer Olympics, China has shown that it matters not whether it lacks a pool of natural talent in some of the more obscure sports. If there's a gold medal on offer, you can always build winners from scratch.” The Sydney Morning Herald

"Although the era has changed, the tradition of reunion at the Spring Festival will not change," Lu Shizhen til CRI

“Despite decades of rule by the officially atheist Communist Party, superstition is common in China, and certain popular beliefs have surged in popularity following landmark economic reforms started in the late 1970s.” Reuters i Afrika