Jiang Zemin Quotations

The people will always remember him, ... We have 1.2 billion people, but the life of every Chinese person is precious.

United Nations should be brought into full play.

World peace and security will be safeguarded if the new security concept with the principles of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation as its core is followed.

liberating their thoughts and seeking truth from facts.

Let him put more cards on the table -- and we shall respond accordingly.

Leaders of both countries have built mutual trust and a cooperative partnership, exchanged high-level visits frequently and coordinated closely in major international affairs,

Let's find out more about what Bush wants to do with Taiwan, the Dalai Lama and the missile-defense system,

Showing restraint does not mean being soft or selling out the country,

much about Kim -- and what he may do -- remains difficult to fathom.

On the basis of the one-China principle, let us shelve for now certain political disputes and resume the cross-Straits dialogue and negotiations as soon as possible.

I believe the statement President Clinton delivered earlier this morning also stressed his mode of handling China-U.S. relations in a positive manner,

I believe that through the joint efforts of China and the U.S., my visit will deepen our mutual understanding, broaden our common ground and promote friendship and cooperation between our two countries, and that China-U.S. relations will enter a new stage of development,

Bush junior lacks an understanding of China, ... anti-China.

China will continue to step up consultation and cooperation with the U.S. on counter-terrorism and join the rest of the world in the concerted fight against this common scourge.

China will continue to make its efforts in upholding peace and stability in the world,

China will continue to improve its investment climate and attract foreign capital,

China stands ready to make unremitting efforts to facilitate this process for further progress and positive results,

China's secession law is not a war mobilization act,

China-Russia strategic cooperation has become a positive factor stimulating the multi-polarity of the world,

China is willing to give continued aid to Pakistan and to promote two-way trade and economic cooperation,

China highly values the development of Sino-U.S. relations,

I look forward to my visit with President Bush to exchange views on serious and important subjects ... to help move forward our cooperative relationship.

Given the important roles of our countries, I think we should find an adequate solution to this problem.

To ensure our people these rights is in itself a major contribution to the progress of the world human rights cause,

humanity should continue and make further progress in space exploration.

Handling well the issue of the people's livelihood is the fundamental task of the party and government.

There are still in this world a few interest groups which always want to seek gains by creating tension here and there,

I was invited by President Clinton, ... So it will be up to the United States to handle these events.

I think the bilateral relationship is a strategic partnership of equality and mutual respect. We will not form an alliance, and this kind of long-term relationship is not directed against another country,

It is China's view that Sino-U.S. relations should be dealt with from a strategic and long-term perspective, and the differences between the two countries handled in a proper way.

Japan has given a clear, adequate statement ... I want Japan to observe its promises.

Our army is the people's army that is under the absolute leadership of the party,

Our policy has very long been a consistent one. Peaceful reunification, one country, two systems,

patriotic and combat-ready officers and soldiers must make themselves ready for at least limited engagement with U.S. firepower.

Past experiences, if not forgotten, can be a guide for the future,

steadily expand its opening-up program in terms of commodity and service trade, and create a level playing field for a fair and transparent competition between Chinese and overseas enterprises.

I think President Clinton is a strong defender of the American interests, and I am a strong defender of the Chinese interests, ... But despite that, we still can have very friendly exchanges of views and discussion. And I think that is democracy.

It has become increasingly difficult ... for the very few big powers or blocs of big powers to monopolize international affairs and control the fate of other countries,

Members of the new social classes have made a contribution to socialist production forces through honest work and legal operations,

will remain their home in the future where they can live in peace and contentment.

We must strengthen the ideological and political education of officials and raise their awareness of and resistance to the sabotaging acts of hostile domestic and foreign forces,

We must raise our guard against conspirators and careerists within the party.

We must never rely on others to promote economic construction, ... decadent thoughts and lifestyles.

We must keep to the orientation of serving the people, and socialism, and the principle of letting 100 flowers bloom and a 100 schools of thought contend and highlight the themes of the times while encouraging diversity,

upholding the international system of arms control and disarmament.

the prospect for cooperation between us has become broader rather than narrower.

The decision to take economic construction as the center represents the most fundamental achievement made under Comrade Deng Xiaoping's leadership, in the effort to bring order out of chaos,

The executives were asking me if this political movement will affect China's way of doing business. The Chinese immediately reassured us that it wouldn't.

We will firmly ... safeguard the Hong Kong residents' rights and freedoms in accordance with the law,

We will continue to pay attention to two major issues in Tibet -- economic development and social stability,

We will continue to oppose NMD because it is detrimental to world peace,

This time, in violation of international law and practice, the U.S. plane bumped into our plane, invaded Chinese territorial air space and landed at our airport,

firmly opposed to any attempt to split Chinese territory and sovereignty.

to solve the issue of Taiwan and realize complete reunification of the motherland is one of the three major tasks for the Party and the nation in the new century.

We cannot understand why the United States often sent its planes to make surveillance flights in areas so close to China,

very quickly build up a good working relationship.

We should have a strong sense of crisis, because we cannot concentrate on economic development without a consolidated national defense and a powerful army,

Both democracy and human rights are relative concepts and not absolute and general,

Both China and the United States are victims of terrorism and the Chinese and Americans have stood together and carried out effective cooperation in the war against terror,

Comrades! We express our deep thanks to all our friends around the world and to the IOC for helping to make Beijing successful in its Olympic bid,

Even before the September 11 attacks, China and other members of the SCO had signed the Shanghai Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism and are now stepping up efforts to set up a regional anti-terrorism agency,

The time when a few large countries or groups of large countries could monopolize international affairs and determine the fate of other nations is gone forever,

The victory shows that our socialist system has tremendous advantages,

The system must not be shaken, weakened or discarded at any time. The Western mode of political systems must never be copied,

Russia and China stress the basic importance of the ABM treaty, which is a cornerstone of the strategic stability and the basis for reducing offensive weapons, and speak out for maintaining the treaty in its current form,

ready to make concerted efforts with the U.S. to make this happen.

Our consistent policy is to protect human rights according to law,

During my flight to Chile, I was thinking about our pilot, and we don't know where he is, and our plane is at the bottom of the ocean,

deeply develop hi-tech training in line with the tasks of warfare.

a new type of cooperative relationship which is not an alliance, not confrontational and not aimed at a third country.

This is an important symbol of the Chinese government's recovery of sovereignty over Hong Kong. The mission is sacred, the responsibility is great,

The United States must do something favorable to the smooth development of Sino-U.S. relations, rather than make remarks that confuse right and wrong and are harmful to relations,

Although you no longer take up the highest post, you are still very busy, ... People of our age should keep their brains working ceaselessly.

They pose a big threat to party unity and stability,

absolutely not bend under foreign pressure on principles concerning national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

It's just too chilly to remain in this high altitude,

It is the common aspiration of the international community to safeguard the Security Council's authority when dealing with significant issues like the Iraq issue,

The nuclear issue in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will be best resolved through direct dialogue between the US and the DPRK,

It shoulders the holy task of maintaining the security and unity of the state -- and provides an important guarantee for the task of building a comprehensive, well-off society.

Democracy is not an absolute concept. On the contrary, it is relative, it is relative to the characteristics of each country,

conducive to the development of the China-U.S. relationship.

The bombing itself, the killing itself, are enough to arouse people's feelings, ... The Chinese students just are very, very patriotic. They love their country.

superior ability in spearheading the nation's large-scale socialist modernization.

I want to emphasize that both of our countries should handle this affair with a maximum care for their bilateral relations,

After undergoing rigorous training, the fourth generation is now experienced enough to handle complex challenges both at home and abroad,

I hope the whole nation works hard along with residents of the capital city to stage successful 2008 Olympic Games. I also welcome our friends around the world to visit Beijing in 2008.

I hope the people of all circles in Hong Kong will do still a better job in adapting themselves to the new Hong Kong after 1997 and become better masters of Hong Kong and of our great motherland.

In the struggle against terrorism, we should focus on both remedies to cure symptoms of terrorism and solutions to address its root causes,

I have to emphatically point out that the one-China principle is the basis and promise of peaceful reunification,

In today's China, which is a large and developing country with a population of over 1.2 billion, top priority should be given to ensuring the greatest possible majority of its people the rights to subsistence and development. Otherwise there would be no other right to speak of,

If you make any error in your report, you will have to take responsibility for it, ... I never said that I appointed him. I never meant this. But you forced me to answer to you whether I support him or not. He is the chief executive. How can we not support the chief executive?

I have visited many countries and I see that when people have an accident, the two groups involved, the two parts always say 'excuse me',

I have visited many countries and I see it as very normal that when people clash (bump in to each other), it is normal that these people apologize, ... Now, we see that these planes come in to our country and they don't want to ask for forgiveness. Is that normal?

Beijing's policy is against strategies of force and the U.S. military presence in Central Asia and the Middle East region,

Chinese-Russian good neighborly relationships need to be brought forward by the younger generation.

No department or locality may, or will be allowed to, interfere in the affairs which should be administered by [the SAR] on its own,

A convention on the comprehensive ban of nuclear weapons should be negotiated. Since biological and chemical weapons have been prohibited, there is no reason why nuclear weapons, which are more destructive, should not be comprehensively banned and thoroughly destroyed. All it takes to reach this objective is strong political will.

Streamlining the army with Chinese characteristics is the right choice for China in military modernization,

China will continue to support the efforts of the Palestinian people to regain their legitimate rights, including the establishment of an independent state,

The People's Liberation Army should play the role of shock troops, overcoming fatigue and sharpening vigilance to make new contributions.