“It is imperative that the police adhere to the law, but when addressing campus bullying, authorities must prioritize the protection and support of victims. On one hand, we should establish various avenues to assist victims in stepping out of the shadows through diverse means. On the other, we should mete out substantial penalties to [underage] bullies and their guardians, which not only provides solace to the victims but also serves as a deterrent to potential bullies.
China Central Television commenting on a case of campus bullying at an elementary school in Datong, Shanxi Province that made national headlines, where a 10-year-old boy was severely abused over a long period by two of his dorm mates, who received only light punishments due to their young age
“Chinese basketball cannot keep up with the progress of the world’s basketball... We need major surgery.”
Yao Ming, former NBA star and director of the Chinese Basketball Association, on the need for thorough reforms in Chinese basketball covering national teams, league matches and youth training, in an interview with the Xinhua News Agency after the Chinese men’s team’s agonizing 76-77 defeat to the Philippines during the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou semi-finals. The Philippines ultimately took gold and host China won bronze.
“In 2008, we focused more on the symbolic significance of architecture to showcase our country’s image and achievements of reform and opening-up. The stadiums of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, represented by the Bird’s Nest, aimed to present a grand and magnificent image that symbolized China’s rich culture and civilization to the world. But today, I feel that just emphasizing the beauty of architecture is not enough. It’s a bit one-sided.”
Li Xinggang, general designer of the National Stadium in Beijing, calling for today’s architects to value the relationship between humans and nature, at an international forum for architects held in Shanghai on September 27
“Just as China and a growing number of countries begin to speak the truth to counter the falsehoods spread by the US, the US feels its freedom of speech under threat?”
Hua Chunying, spokesperson of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, posting to X (formerly Twitter) on October 3 to counter the US State Department report that China is spending huge amounts of money to disseminate fake news worldwide
“We cannot be xenophobic. We often study why Apple’s products are so good and how far we are from achieving similar standards. We are fortunate to have a teacher and opportunities to learn from them. From this perspective, it is not wrong to say that I am an admirer of Apple.”
Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei, during a talk with visitors from the foundation of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), published on the ICPC Beijing website on September 19
“As we transition from being a major manufacturing country to a leading manufacturing powerhouse, we face the ‘last kilometer’ challenge in the journey from design to production. The problem is not that we can’t design it, but rather can’t manufacture it. The scarcity of experienced technicians will be another area where others can choke our progress.
Xu Xiaoping, engineering professor at the Shanghai Labor Worker College and former employee of Shanghai Volkswagen, calling for more emphasis on training technicians in a recent interview with Shanghai- based social media account Kegong Liliang (“Power of Sci-tech”)
“ChatGPT is now skilled at processing languages. If we want to give full play to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), we should provide it with embodiment. We should enable it to accomplish all sorts of tasks by interacting with the real, physical world. Only through this integration can it genuinely unlock greater value for industrial development.”
Yao Qizhi, a Turing Award laureate and director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University, at the 2023 World Robot Conference held in Beijing in late August
“China Evergrande Group’s crisis has brought to light a significant yet often ignored issue: the dollarization of [Chinese enterprises’] debts, which always comes with risks. When such dollarization becomes prevalent within an economy, it’s not good news, and can sometimes indicate an impending financial crisis.”
Li Wei, an economist at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing, writing for financial portal Caixin on October 9 on the issue of dollar denominated debts borrowed on overseas markets that carry risks due to exchange rate fluctuations and monetary policy changes of the host countries
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