“People cannot help but ask whether the notorious era of McCarthyism is returning in the US.”
Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responding to the US’s recent announcement that it would ban some Chinese students and researchers holding F and J visas from entering the country
“China will unswervingly promote opening-up and it will never change. We will keep expanding cooperation with the world and promulgate more opening-up measures. Opening-up [for China] is like oxygen to humans - take it away for a moment and we suffocate.”
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the press conference following the latest two sessions held in late May
“The right to know is the right to life and openness is the best vaccine.”
Liu Xiaobing, a professor at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and National People’s Congress (NPC) delegate, in a resubmitted proposal during the two sessions for legislation on publicizing government information
“If we want to stop ‘small horses from pulling big carts,’ we need to clearly distinguish routine emergencies from major ones.”
Bai Yansong, China Central Television (CCTV) anchor and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) member, attributing the Red Cross Society of China’s poor response to the Covid-19 epidemic in Wuhan to its inability and lack of personnel to deal with major health emergencies, in a recent interview with Nanfang Metropolis Daily
“More and more women are unable to give birth in their prime because of issues such as career, health, lack of a partner and money. If we ban them from using assisted reproductive technologies such as egg freezing, they could miss their chance to have children.”
Peng Jing, co-founder of the Chongqing Qingsheng Law Firm and CPPCC member, in a proposal on equal reproductive rights for women during the 2020 two sessions
“Macao completed its national security legislation in 2009. This is a positive example of ‘one country, two systems.’”
Cui Shichang, deputy chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Macao Special Administrative Region and CPPCC member, at a press conference during the latest two sessions
“I think that science has been [mixed up] with politics, which makes science politicized. It is very regrettable. I believe scientists from around the world don’t like to see this.”
Shi Zhengli, a coronavirus researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, during a recent interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN)
“Because the pandemic started and ended earlier here, China’s economic recovery is also earlier than other parts of the world. It’s a stabilizing force for other countries and the whole world, especially emerging economies.”
Wang Tao, director of Asian economy research and chief Chinese economist at UBS SDIC Fund Management, a joint venture management fund, at a press conference on the 2020 two sessions. Wang predicted that China’s economy would grow 5-6 percent in the third and fourth quarters for an annual growth rate of 1.5 percent
“This year I am proposing to add sexual assault prevention programs for children to the compulsory education curriculum.”
Ling Feng, a chief neurologist at Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University and CPPCC member, at a symposium on protecting children held before the 2020 two sessions
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