I hope Germany and the EU can objectively view the connection between competition and cooperation and properly handle China-Europe trade frictions."

President Xi Jinping, during a meeting in Beijing with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"Both sides (China and the ASEAN) should tackle differences properly and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability. They should cherish the hard-won peaceful and stable situation in this region."

Wang Yi, China's foreign minister speaking at the China-ASEAN Special Foreign Ministers Meeting in Yuxi, Yunnan province, on June 14.

"China still has the potential to sustain decent GDP growth of 6 percent or above."

Xia Bin, counselor to the State Council, saying China's economic transition will not necessarily lead to an economic downturn.

(China Daily European Weekly 06/17/2016 page2)