Quotable

"University graduates' rush for civil service posts shows their doubts about fair competition, their concern over the social security net and their uncertainty about the future. The government should create a level playing field for employment and entrepreneurship."

Chu Jianguo, a professor of politics at Wuhan University, talking about the preference for civil service posts in a report in People's Daily on Sept 23.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 09/27/2013 page3)