Notable China-related quotes from the last week:
Wang Daliang, a linguistics scholar with the China Youth University for Political Science, on why using rare Chinese characters for names should be avoided:
“Using obscure names to avoid duplication of names or to be unique is not good. Now a lot of people are perplexed by their names. The computer cannot even recognize them and people cannot read them. This has become an obstacle in communication.”
Fu Chengyu, the president of China National Offshore Oil Corp on protectionism:
“Don’t listen to any government officials’ vows about eliminating protectionism and encouraging free trade. George W. Bush spoke loudly against protectionism, but the US government put clauses of protectionist measures into law.”
China Investment Corp Chair Lou Jiwei on the prospect of investing in Europe now that the global economic downturn has lowered their expectations:
“I have to thank these European officials. They saved me a lot of money. Now they come to me without conditions and I am beginning to consider making investments in Europe again.”
Jackie Chan on whether freedom in China is a good thing:
“I don’t know whether it is better to have freedom or to have no freedom. With too much freedom … it can get very chaotic, could end up like in Taiwan.”
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