“I hope talk like this [about younger and older generations] doesn’t cause a divide or confrontations between the two. We need them to work and fight together.”
Bai Yansong, a news anchorman on China Central Television, talking about a video on older generations’ opinions about younger generations that went viral on China’s Youth Day (May 4)
“As far as I know, even for the last few weeks, when we are faced with this very serious, critical (Covid-19) situation, people are still working on the implementation of the phase one [trade] deal.”
Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai in an interview with US-based digital broadcast show GZERO World on April 3
“Production is resuming throughout China and the lockdown in Wuhan has been lifted. If the death toll wasn’t real, why would we dare to do that? It is disrespectful toward China’s millions of medical workers and 1.4 billion citizens to question the figures of confirmed cases and deaths. China’s figures reflect China’s experience, not China’s concealment.”
Yue Yucheng, deputy minister of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in an interview with NBC on April 28
“Humanitarianism and its concept of abstract love can make people abandon their responsibility for individuals. While exempting minors from legal punishment may seem like we’re caring for children, it actually lets go of our responsibility to protect victims.”
Luo Xiang, director of the Institute of Science of Criminal Law, China University of Political Science and Law, in a post on Sina Weibo calling to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility in China, which is 14 years old
“Generally speaking, China’s future economic development is largely dependent on the global control of the pandemic. If the global economy fails to recover, it would be hard for China to radically improve its economy. Although we have an enormous market of 1.4 billion people, China’s industrial chains are deeply integrated into the global economy.”
Su Jian, director of the National Economy Institute, Peking University, in an article for news portal The Paper
“The general election is an internal affair of the US and China has no interest in interfering in it. Meanwhile, China hopes that US politicians do not make mischief in China. The international community will comment fairly on China’s anti-epidemic controls and its contributions to the global combat against Covid-19.”
Geng Shuang, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, responding to US President Donald Trump’s remarks that China is doing its best to prevent him from being reelected
“The new policies to stabilize employment should take pandemic controls and future economic development into consideration. Flexible employment [such as employee sharing and trans-industry employment] will not only promote production resumption when controls become a long-term task but also provide new employment channels as economic upgrades speed up.”
Ouyang Jun and Qin Fang, researchers at the Survey and Research Center for China Household Finance, writing for Sina Finance
“China has set very high requirements for adopting a child legally, but unofficial adoption is rampant, creating a legal gray zone which makes it hard for authorities to protect children’s rights and interests.”
Commentator Zhangluo Chulin on blog Narada Insights
“When making policies, we have to make sure we do not end up with lasting complications. We should never fall into the same trap as in the 2008 financial crisis. Although that sickness originated in the US, the whole world had to medicate, and while the US was first to recover from it, many other countries are still dealing with the complications.”
Fu Chengyu, former president of Sinopec, at a recent economic forum hosted by a financial journal China Finance and Economic Review
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