"The China-France relationship has become increasingly strategic under the current situation. It is our shared historical responsibility to maintain and promote the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership."

PRESIDENT XI JINPING, Speaking during his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the annual G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany.

"Recently, some people have been playing up and underlining the so-called China responsibility in the Peninsula's nuclear issue. They do this either because of a lack of comprehensive and accurate understanding of the issue or out of ulterior motives and attempts to shirk their responsibility."

GENG SHUANG, Foreign Ministry spokesman, speaking as the United States and Japan press China to play a bigger role and put more pressure on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

(China Daily European Weekly 07/14/2017 page2)