Quotable

Driven by increasing concerns about CO2-induced global warming and depletion of finite fossil fuels, developing renewable-energy alternatives represents one of the major scientific challenges of the 21st century."

Xie Yi, a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, after scientists reported a new catalyst mechanism to create liquid fuel from carbon dioxide.

"China's expected supply-side reform ... will be about producing the goods and services that more consumers want, and supporting investment in services and new industries."

Louis Kuijs, head of Asia economics at Oxford Economics, in a research note on China's economic growth.

"With increasing cooperation and exchanges, we could say people from both sides are working toward the peaceful development of cross-Straits ties."

Ni Yongjie, deputy director of the Shanghai Institute of Taiwan Studies, after the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office said residents could be allowed to travel on from Taiwan for the first time.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 01/08/2016 page2)