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The government will continue to push forward with the reform through trial programs. It will be more aggressive than last year, but prudent in general."

Li Jin, chief researcher at China Enterprise Research Institute, talks about China's reforms of SOE ownership

"As China has tightened its foreign exchange controls to tackle illegal and reckless activities in overseas markets, the development in countries and regions along the Belt and Road Initiative will become hot places for Chinese investment this year."

Zhang Jianping, director of the Commerce Ministry's research center for regional economic cooperation

The more nuclear reactors China adds, the more experience it can draw on from the construction of these units, and this experience can be utilized by domestic developers to expand overseas."

Joseph Jacobelli, an Asian utilities analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, talks about Hebei province's first nuclear power plant

"Consumer electronics constitutes a crucial part of the business. People start to realize that maintaining good health is all about everyday lifestyle."

Andy Ho, CEO of Philips Greater China, talks about the company's strategy to transform itself from a consumer electronics giant to a high-tech healthcare provider

(China Daily European Weekly 02/10/2017 page24)