quote from “ostrich delegate”钟课枝
Supposing everything we see is about this Party secretary falling from grace today, and that city mayor falling from grace tomorrow, how sad would that be? That just shows that problems have appeared...
View ArticleWen Jiabao, January 31, 2012
We must frankly and honestly report our work to National People’s Congress delegates and to the people, creating the conditions for the masses to criticize the government, and fully hearing and taking...
View ArticleZhou Ruijin in Southern Metropolis Daily, February 20, 2012
Today the crux of the question of whether leaders can bear the great responsibility of reform is not about their heads, but rather about their backends. Tweet
View ArticleLi Chengpeng press day quote
Yesterday, China was a nation of rule of law. Today, it is World Press Freedom Day. So for two days running we have reason to laugh . . . Tweet
View ArticleZhao Dongfang quote in Beijing morning post
Right now, when Western societies are faced with so many issues, Western media should pay more attention to their own problems. Tweet
View ArticleZhang Ming Confucius Inst quote
Confucius Institutes have always been something of a joke. When have they ever taught anything about Confucius? They do nothing but teach a bit of Chinese. Tweet
View ArticleGlobal Times May 29, 2012
There is no way in any country to “root out” corruption. Most critical is containing it to a level acceptable to the public. And to do this is, for China, especially difficult. Tweet
View ArticleWu Jinglian on the bursting of the “bubble miracle”
This in fact is a deformed system of state capitalism in which the government completely controls economic and social development. From the problems in the building of high-speed rail we can see that...
View ArticleCao Lin quote China Youth Daily July 2012
Building up the nation’s image is not a matter of spending vast amounts of money to broadcast propaganda advertisements in foreign countries. Rather, it is about real and true patterns of citizenship,...
View ArticleA test for corrupt officials
Xi Jinping had just said he would shut power into the cage, striking tigers [for corruption] as well as flies. Here’s something we can try: Park a white van behind the government offices and then send...
View ArticleMao Xinyu quote at CPPCC 2013
The key to fighting corruption is to give the people greater democratic rights and the right to supervise [their leaders]. These rights that should belong to the people are sometimes not respected, or...
View ArticleNPC 2013 Delegate Quote
China’s National People’s Congress delegates cannot simply be compared to legislative assembly members overseas. Most of our 2.7 million people’s congress delegates are grassroots. As to their rights...
View Article“Expert” quoted on dead pigs in Huangpu river
It’s just like you discovered a few flies floating in the swimming pool — it’s disgusting, but is the water really affected? Besides, the Huangpu River is really wide, and its water is flowing. Tweet
View ArticleLi Keqiang OGI quote 3.2013
Right now our society is already one with a high level of transparency. There are already hundreds of millions of Weibo users. If government information is not released in a timely manner this...
View ArticleTong Bin on new media
Any tool and any method is a double-edged sword — and new media are no different. In the new media age, understanding the dual aspects of new media is extremely crucial. Tweet
View ArticleLu Wei, October 2014 press conference
I haven’t used these websites [like Facebook] before, and I don’t know whether or not they’ve been shut down. But as to there being some websites that cannot be visited, I think this is situation...
View ArticlePeople’s Daily editorial quote February 3, 2015
Only when you try them on for yourself do you know if the shoes fit. Tweet
View ArticlePeng Lin Quote – September 5, 2016
Culture is the foundation of a people’s existence and development. Even if the land of a people is occupied by enemies, if its culture can survive then it can cohere hearts again and there is hope for...
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