Quotable

The central government's strategy of developing the economy through urbanization in the near term is good from a balanced development perspective. But we should remember that land is the basic guarantee and social insurance for farmers, and something that should not be given up easily."

He Xufeng, professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei province

"The Road and Belt Initiative cannot be carried out by China alone; it requires the cooperation of other countries. A big hurdle for implementing the strategy is that China hasn't effectively promoted it to the international community."

Cao Xin, council member of the Asia-Africa Development and Exchange Society of China

(China Daily European Weekly 06/26/2015 page2)