Quotable

We come in peace, hope and mutual trust between the two sides. It is not just for this generation, but also for the benefit for our next generation. I hope the seeds of hope we spread today will blossom and yield fruit in the future."

Hung Hsiu-chu, chairwoman of Taiwan's Kuomintang party, during a meeting with Nanjing officials on Oct 31. Hung paid tribute to KMT founder Sun Yat-sen at his mausoleum in Nanjing and said her five-day trip to the mainland pursues the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations.

"We believe there is a wide range of fields suitable for such international collaboration, and these prospective cooperation projects will have huge potential. In fact, we are in talks with some foreign countries in this regard."

Fu Zhiheng, vice-president of China Great Wall Industry Corp, on the sidelines of the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on Nov 2.

"Accelerating the construction of winter sports facilities, not only for elite competitions but for mass participation, has been a pressing issue for the preparation of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics."

Gao Zhidan, vice-minister of the State General Administration of Sport, as the top sports body issued plans for winter sports development and infrastructure on Nov 2.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 11/04/2016 page2)