Strategic & Economic Dialogue quotations

On Taiwan, Tibet and China's "core interests":

Chinese President Hu Jintao:

"We should respect each other's core interests. To the Chinese people, nothing is more important than safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity. I trust it is not difficult for the American people, who went through the American civil war in their history, to understand how important and valuable unity is to a nation."

On the sinking of South Korea navy ship:

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton:

"Today, we face another serious challenge provoked by the sinking of the South Korean ship. So we must work together ... to address this challenge and advance our shared objectives of peace and stability on the Korean peninsula."

Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo:

"No attempt to stir up confrontation and stage war, be it a hot war, a cold war or even a warm war, will be popular in today's world. Nor will such an attempt lead to anywhere."

On currency reform:

Chinese President Hu Jintao:

"China will continue to steadily advance the reform of the formation of the yuan exchange rate mechanism under the principle of independent decision-making controllability and gradual progress."

People's Daily Online