Quotable

"We took the initiative to build a firewall to combat corruption and avoid the occurrence of such incidents."

Jun Peihua, deputy chief prosecutor of the Shanghai People's Procuratorate, says the city put forward a rule that prosecutors and judges whose spouses are lawyers, judicial auditors or judicial auctioneers have to choose whether they or their spouse will leave their positions.

"Relocation is not just transferring capacity and pollution. Companies like mine are required to upgrade their production process and greatly reduce pollutants after the relocation. It's a process of purification."

Wang Liping, chairman of Shijiazhuang Iron and Steel, says after it was ordered to move out of Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, within the next two years to cut pollution.

"Migrant workers are very flexible in their employment ... and they generally have a very low recognition level about trade unions."

Ju Xiaolin, a railway construction worker who on Jan 17 became the first migrant worker to be elected vice-president of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.

"It is important for me, as the first president, to set a good stage and build a good corporate culture ... This is far more important than just giving out loans.

Jin Liqun, inaugural president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 01/22/2016 page2)