Notable China-related quotes from the last week:
Hu Xingdou, professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, on China becoming a world power:
"The doubts about China will only fade with the development of a democratic, constitutional political system, and once it adopts the values of mainstream civilization.”
Jack Ma, the owner of Alibaba Group, who recently unveiled plans for a Grameen China, on corporate philanthropy:
“If you have money, but have not turned this money into an experience to elevate your own or other people’s level of happiness, then you may very well only possess a lot of symbols and a mountain of very colorful pieces of paper.”
Zhang Guobao, head of the National Energy Administration, on China’s wind power capacity:
"I am confident that in the near future installed wind power capacity in China will be the first or second largest in the world.”
Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, on political change in China:
"The more politically open and just China is… the less we will be concerned about its military buildup and intentions."
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