Quotable

"We should emphasize the market's role in allocating resources to maintain a competitive environment. As part of this effort, China will step up enforcement of its anti-monopoly law."

Zhang Handong, head of the bureau of price supervision and anti-monopoly at the National Development and Reform Commission.

"Urbanization in China involves tens of millions of people, so it must be planned and controlled by the government. We should avoid the mistakes of Western countries."

Li Daokui, economics professor at Tsinghua University.

"The unchecked expansion of large cities must be curbed. China already has the world's largest number of large cities."

Xu Kuangdi, former deputy chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 03/27/2015 page18)