Quotable

"We should respect the right of a country to choose its own social system and model of development, and oppose the attempt to oust the legitimate government of a country through illegal means seeking self-interest or imposing one's own views."

President Xi Jinping, addressing a meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.

"It's ironic that someone who preaches life principles on TV would violate these principles himself."

A Chinese netizen, commenting on the news report that Ning Caishen, a popular writer and TV commentator, was arrested for drug use.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 07/04/2014 page3)