Quotable

"I spent three years in a textile mill as an apprentice, and I had to work three different shifts. I only went to college after finishing the apprenticeship. Young people nowadays should change their expectations about employment, and it is necessary for them to practice in factories and at the grassroots level."

Yu Weiguo, Party chief of Xiamen, Fujian province, talking about the employment difficulty young people, especially college graduates, face. He encouraged graduates to start their careers at the grassroots level.