Quotable

The unhealthy state holds up the cooperation between China and Japan, slows the progress of integration in East Asia and has an impact on peace and stability in the region."

Tang Jiaxuan, president of the China-Japan Friendship Association, in a speech at the opening ceremony of the 12th Beijing-Tokyo Forum. Tang recommended that the two countries manage their differences well and prevent new problems from arising in relations.

"Chinese investors have already been building a large regional center here, which will serve the flow of goods from Asia to Europe and in the opposite direction along the New Silk Road."

Kiryl Rudy, Belarusian ambassador to China, speaking via email before Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's visit to China.

"Since the proposal of the initiative in 2013, the development has been fast and comprehensive. The speed and the achievement are beyond expectations."

Liu Qibao, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and head of the committee's publicity department, speaking at the opening of the International Seminar on the Belt and Road Initiative in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 09/30/2016 page2)