Beijing

When His Holiness dies, his reincarnation must be approved by the central government.

— Mao Ning, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, reiterated last July.

Seize the 'historic opportunity' of open-source AI.

— Xi Jinping, during the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17, 2026.

The timeline is not years, it is months.

— Five Eyes intelligence alliance warned that the timeline for frontier AI is not measured in years, but in months.

I guarantee you, that data includes a ton of people, maybe even a majority of people, who are absolutely eligible voters, and states would probably be breaking the law if they remove those voters from the rolls.

— David Becker, executive director and founder of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, commenting on the data methodology and potential overcount in CBS News reporting.

“Australia has been clear that this proposed test is in the context of a rapid military buildup by China, which is lacking in the transparency and reassurance as to intent that the region expects,” she told reporters.— Penny Wong, Foreign Affairs Minister of Australia, commenting on the missile test and regional security, as reported in the Nine News article.

The volatility of US policy, including the use of force and the resulting economic harm, has put many on edge.

— Dr. Chong Ja Ian, non-resident scholar with Carnegie China, said this about Pew's findings.

We are deeply concerned by language in the law that demands ideological compliance with the CCP, mandating that even people outside China deemed to be undermining ‘ethnic unity and progress’ by the Chinese government can be held legally responsible in China.

— Nine US lawmakers (Senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee) in a statement opposing Beijing’s law

"We request China to consider import our fresh mangoes, jackfruit, guava, aquatic products, raw leather, jute products and pharmaceutical products," Rahman said, according to a media pool report.— Tarique Rahman told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing that China could help diversify Bangladesh's exports to reduce the trade deficit.