What they say

I fully support the central government's decision to reduce senior executives' salary. I used to earn 1.2 to 1.3 million yuan ($192,000 to $208,000) before tax a year, and now my salary dropped the most in my company. I don't have a problem about it. I have had a high salary for many years. I have a house and a car. I could survive even if I was not paid for two years.

Liu Zhenya, CPPCC National Committee member and chairman of State Grid Corporation of China

If the wife of a leader chases after vanity and often says to her husband, "why do other leaders have houses and cars while we have nothing?", the leader may take risks to accept bribes to satisfy his wife out of shame. Conversely, if the wife refuses to take any gifts even when someone sends a gift to their house, the leader will be immune (from duty crimes).