Quotable

With Huawei moving into the high-end smartphone sector, it is crucial that we do not lose market share at the other end of the scale. If we neglect the low-end sector, competitors will move in."

Ren Zhengfei, CEO of Huawei Technologies

"We hope to make the next generation of smartphones more intelligent devices. This will prove that we can be global innovators and lead this market."

Luo Yonghao, founder and CEO of smartphone brand Smartisan Digital Co Ltd

"Some entrepreneurs give up when they do not succeed within two years. But you have to stick at this job. One of the important reasons for Alibaba's success is that we focus on e-commerce."

Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Co Ltd

(China Daily Africa Weekly 05/08/2015 page18)