If the Earth Were Flat, We Might See Japan
(Interview with NHK at the Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower Shanghai on March 21, 1995)
I Believe We Will Complete Pudong’s Development Within 50 Years
(Interview with CNBC Asia anchor Lorraine Hahn in Shanghai on April 20, 1996)
Shanghai Is a Good Place to Observe the Chinese Economy
(Group interview with resident foreign correspondents in Shanghai on July 17, 1996)
Your Understanding of Sino-U.S. Relations Is Unbiased
(Q&A with a delegation of the Overseas Press Club of America to Shanghai on September 27, 1996)
The Bund Represents the Past, While Pudong Represents the Future
(Interview with Time Magazine Beijing Bureau Chief Jaime FlorCruz in Shanghai on November 19, 1996)
I Feel Happy to See Any Progress in Sino-Japanese Relations
(Dialogue with vice president of Yomiuri Shimbun, Hirohisa Kato, in Shanghai on November 19, 1996)
Shanghai Will Join Hands With Hong Kong to Advance Like Brothers
(Dialogue with U.S. media delegation in Shanghai on October 25, 1997)
Strengthening Contact Is of Great Benefit to Sino-U.S. Relations
(Dialogue with U.S. media group in Shanghai on January 12, 1998)
Let the World Know the Real Conditions in China
(Dialogue with AFP President Eric Guily in Beijing on July 22, 1999)
Friendship Between Peoples Is Very Important
(Press conference jointly held with U.S. Ambassador to China Joseph Prueher in Beijing on August 17, 2000)
Chinese Know More About the United States Than Americans Know About China
(Q&A session after a speech at the National Press Club in Washington on August 30, 2000)
U.S. Media Coverage of China Is Often Inaccurate
(Interview with the San Francisco Chronicle in Beijing on September 14, 2000)
Those in Higher Position Are More Discreet
(Dialogue with Japanese resident correspondents in China in Beijing on November 2, 2000)
Protecting IPR Serves the Interests of Both Foreign Countries and China
(Dialogue with Pierre Veya , editor-in-chief of L’Agefi of Switzerland, in Bern on September 8, 2001)
The Understanding of Culture Is the Most Important Foundation
(Q&A at the Berlin Asia-Pacific Week press conference on September 14, 2001)
Cooperation Between Strategic Partners
(Dialogue with Gerald Levin, CEO of AOL Time Warner Inc., in Beijing on February 22, 2002)
Chinese People Have Been Fighting for Democracy for Over 100 Years
(Dialogue with news delegation from Switzerland in Beijing on March 29, 2002)
Media Must Serve As a Voltage Stabilizer in Sino-Japanese Relations
(Q&A at China-Japan media seminar in Tokyo on May 13, 2002)
Japan and Japanese in the Eyes of Chinese
(Interview with Japanese TV anchorman Souichiro Tahara in Tokyo on October 13, 2002 and in Beijing on June 27, 2006)
Beijing Is a Place Producing News of World Influence
(Dialogue with Robert Robinovitch, president and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., in Beijing on November 5, 2002)
China’s Social System Has Irreplaceable Superiority
(Dialogue with delegation of Japanese media commentators in Beijing on November 22, 2002)
People in St. Petersburg Have a Great Understanding of Art
(Interviews respectively with Russia TV and Izvestia Daily in St. Petersburg on August 19, 2003)
Let the Media Bridge the Friendship Between China and Russia
(Speech and Q&A at Interfax in Moscow on August 22, 2003)
We Should Respect the Beliefs of Others
(Dialogue with Abdollah Naseri, president of the Islamic Republic News Agency of Iran, in Beijing on September 12, 2003)
Developments in Sino-Japanese Relations Are Worrisome
(Dialogue with Sankei Shimbun chief commentator Nagayoshi Sumita in Beijing on October 24, 2003)Germans Admire Philosophy, and So Do Chinese
(Dialogue with Uwe Heuser, chief economic and business editor of german weekly Die Zeit, in Beijing on October 29, 2003)
You Will Fully Understand the Chinese Economy Only Through Comprehensive Observation
(Dialogue with South China Morning Post finance reporter Yee Ning Chan i