What they say

Self-driving cars will be one of the most important advances in science because it could save a lot of people's lives. There is no reason why a computer that doesn't sleep, that always pays attention and that has good memory, can't be a lot safer to drive the car than people.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook Inc

The connectivity between people and cars is built upon trust of technology. Companies that can change not only the energy but the technology and the process, will be on top of the competition toward self-driving cars because they will move faster than companies that can't.

Roland Krueger, president of Infiniti Motor Co Ltd

Chinese innovation has started to win world recognition as more foreign companies are learning from their Chinese tech counterparts. Compared with US firms that often start with tech advances, Chinese Internet companies place tons of emphasis on user experience, business operation and rapid solutions, which are helping us gain a unique edge.

Lei Jun, founder and chairman of Xiaomi Corp

The Internet Plus initiative is not simply to move traditional businesses online. The essence is big data, which will become part of public infrastructure resources. The government and Internet companies should both open their data.

Sun Pishu, chairman and CEO of Inspur Group Co, the country's biggest computer server manufacturer

(China Daily 03/21/2016 page6)