Quotable

China is on the right path of economic rebalancing as consumption contributes a high proportion to economic growth, with both the structure and quality improved."

Sheng Laiyun, spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, when releasing China's new consumption data.

"Although household debt is currently low, increased reliance on construction and real estate activities exposes the economy to a reversal in these markets. We expect the economic growth to stay around 6.5 percent this year."

Marie Diron, associate managing director at Moody's Investors Service, after the National Bureau of Statistics reported China's GDP for the third quarter.

"I think the Terracotta Warriors may be inspired by Western culture, but were uniquely made by the Chinese. The BBC overstated my remarks about Western inspiration and ignored the main points I made during the interview."

Li Xiuzhen, a senior archaeologist at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum, correcting a BBC report about Northwest China's Terracotta Warriors. Li said the article quoted her out of context and overstated her remarks about Western influence on the 8,000 lifesize figures.

(China Daily European Weekly 10/21/2016 page2)