Quotes of the Day

Chinese paramilitary police march through the streets of Kangding city, Ganzi prefecture of southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, March 9, 2009
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2009

Open quoteWe must reinforce the solid Great Wall for combating separatism and safeguarding national unity.Close quote

  • HU JINTAO,
  • Chinese President, on dispatching thousands of troops to Tibet over the past few weeks in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising on March 10
Photo: Ng Han Guan / AP | Source: New York Times