Quotable

The best way to serve the country as an astronaut is to take on more missions; to use our own hands to implement the wisdom, ideas and concepts of scientists; to bring back useful data; and to conduct scientific experiments that will benefit mankind."

Jing Haipeng, commander of the Shenzhou XI space mission, who was quoted on website of People's Daily. Jing celebrated his 50th birthday aboard Tiangong II on Oct 24,setting yet another record.

"Party members, as pioneers for all citizens, should be more conscious of the importance of Party discipline and norms of behavior. The stricter the Party discipline is, the better society's governance will be."

Wu Hui, associate professor at the CPC Central Party School, commenting on two sets of internal discipline measures that are expected to be approved by the CPC Central Committee.

"As a veteran coach, Lippi will help reshape the Chinese style of play, especially in major international competitions."

Xie Liang, a veteran soccer commentator on Radio Guangdong, on the Chinese Football Association hiring World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi to lead the national soccer team.

(China Daily European Weekly 10/28/2016 page2)