“We must not take the old path that is closed and rigid, nor must we take evil road of changing flags and banners.”
Hu Jintao on how China should approach political reform
“So we will walk in place until we die.”
A Weibo user’s response to Hu
“[After] a decade of the inexpressive wooden style of Hu Jintao, someone actually just having facial expressions is … revolutionary.”
University of Sydney Professor Kerry Brown on Xi Jinping’s charismatic first address as party secretary
“A well-off society is one where the average people can enjoy equality, security, opportunity, individuality, dignity and don’t have to beg for favors to get things done.”
Pan Shigang, an economist at China Development Bank, on the purpose of development
“Weibo has not changed China, it has just changed you and me: I have gradually got used to being cold and indifferent, just like you have slowly got tired of Weibo.”
Pseudonymous Weibo user Zuoye Ben on the lack of change brought about by social media
“Condoms are usually tested by machines, but we can’t afford more machines.”
A spokesperson for a Shanghai manufacturer on their controversial job ad looking for “lively and good-looking women” as condom testers
“It is easier for a young man to find a wife if he is a Communist Party member, and most Party members’ wives are more beautiful than wives of the non-Party members.”
Sany Group President Liang Wengen on the advantages of party connections
“If you call me Mr. RMB because my words can influence the currency, I don’t find the title suitable. However, if you call me that because of renminbi exchange rate reform, that should be all right.”
Central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan on nicknames
“I’m not opening a charity … If you really only want to give me a HK$500 (US$65) cash gift, then don’t bother coming to my wedding.”
A bride-to-be’s statement on wedding gifts, prompting a planned 1,000-person strong protest of her wedding
“No Bloomberg.com, no New York Times, no Twitter, no Youtube, no Facebook and now barely the global internet. And yet people still think the RMB can become a reserve currency?”
Media entrepreneur and commentator Bill Bishop on China’s growing firewall
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